Maldives, the ultimate tourist destination and one of the most famous and popular honeymoon destinations in the world. Maldives is a paradise for the newly wed couples for their honeymoon and for other tourists also. With thousands of majestic beaches and with hundreds of multinational chain hotels, resorts and spa, Maldives has become a major global tourist hotspot. Maldives beauty and its attractions are known by many but the splendid Island country has so many interesting facts that I bet you don't know yet. And for your information, I have brought to you some of the most interesting facts about Maldives in this article -
1. With a total land area of 298 square kilometres, Maldives is the smallest country in Asia.
2. It is so surprising that Maldives has only 1.5 meters of average elevation from sea level. And with this fact, Maldives becomes the lowest lying country in the world.
3. Maldives is a constitutional republic and is officially known as 'Republic of Maldives'.
4. The official language of Maldives is Dhivehi along with English. Dhivehi is a local Maldivian language, which is spoken in the country of Maldives only.
5. You can spot a whale shark in Maldives all the year around. And there is sanctuary of the largest living creature in the world, "Whale Shark" here in Maldives.
6. You will be surprised to know that the people's of Maldives are not referred as 'Maldivian' instead they are referred to a Dhivehin.
7. Some Maldivian Islands or sand banks keep changing their shapes. It is the Ocean current or wave that sweeps away the sands of the beaches and are eventually brought back by the seasonal currents/waves. And in this process, some Islands or Sand Banks disappear for lifetime and some new Islands emerges in Maldives.
8. Cowry Shells were used as a unit of money in Maldives during the medieval times. There's still a huge abundance of Cowry Shells in the heavenly Islands of Maldives.
9. Did you ever wondered how Maldives was formed? Now that is also discovered. Maldives was formed 16 million years back due to a huge volcanic eruption in the Indian Ocean. Today's Maldives is the sunken remains of volcanic lava.
10. Maldives sands are made of quartz and is the reason why Maldives beaches looks silky-white. Roughly, 5 percent of all the beaches in the world are made up of the same material as that of in Maldives.
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