INTERESTING FACT AND FIGURES OF THE MALDIVES

 

National Name: Republic of the Maldives

 

Capital: Malé

 

Area: 298 sq kilometres / 115 sq miles

 

Features: 1190 coral islands, grouped into 12 atolls, 203 are inhabited.

 

Currency: Rufiya

 

Population: 318,000 Estimated (2003)

 

Languages: Divehi (official), English and Arabic.

 

Religion: Sunni Muslim

 

Visa Requirements: UK visa required, please ask your consultant for further information.

 

Embassy in the UK: 22 Nottingham Place, London, W1N 3FB

 

Embassy Tel: 0207 224 2135

 

British Embassy: The British High Commission in Colombo, Sri Lanka

 

Time Difference: GMT +5