Where and what makes up the Maldives ?
A. The cluster of 1190 islands in the Indian Ocean is known as the Maldives and stretches 860 Km from Latitude 7 degrees North to 0 degrees 41 South and lying between 72 degrees 32 and 73 degrees 45 East. Of the 1190 islands only 202 islands are inhabited by local people, 84 islands are developed as resorts and 14 islands are developed as industrial islands. The rest are uninhabited. Since 99 percent of the country is the Ocean, it is one of the most aquatic nations in the world. The country’s total land mass is only about 18 square km, but it is scattered over an area of 60,000 square miles in the Indian Ocean . The width of the chain of coral atolls varies from 80 to 120 Kms.
