The Maldives have been a republic since 1968 when the sultanate was abolished. It is a stable country even though there has been discontent amongst the young. In 1988 a coup was put down with the help from the Indian Government. Recently there have been some trouble and we hope we will not see any of this while we visit the islands.
Some data:
Area: 300 km2
Coastline: 644 km
Population: 359.000
Capital: Male
Time zone: GMT +5 h
Language: Divehi (Sinhala dialect). Some English spoken.
Religion: Sunni Muslim.
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