Maldives is a beautiful island country. It is only a few hundred kilometers from the Indian Territory of Lakshdweep. The largest city is Male which is the capital of Maldives. Maldives is only 1.5 metres above the sea level. It makes it the lowest country on the planet. Although it is the smallest country of Asia, it attracts the maximum number of beach tourists than any other Asian country. It has 1,192 islands of which two hundred are inhabited. Every island has beautiful beaches. The beaches are safe to swim and surf.
Maldives probably has THE BEST beaches in Asia. Many of them are unexplored. Because of the lack of direct flights, the American tourists are unaware about this paradise. However, European tourists has been visiting Maldives since hundred years. Maldives has been called paradise for scuba divers. It has the highest level of visibility that one could expect- sometimes exceeds 50 metres.
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