Maldives, the beautiful island nation located in the Indian Ocean, is dubbed the tourist paradise of the Earth with 26 atolls surrounding a territory consisting of 1,190 small islands, of which about 200 islands have inhabitants.
Maldives island nation is located in southwestern India and Sri Lanka.
With an area of 600 square kilometers, the Maldives is the smallest country in Asia in terms of population and is also the country with the majority of the world's smallest Muslims.
Maldives has a population of about 309,000 people.
Malidves is famous for its many beautiful resorts scattered on dreamy islands.
Tourism is currently the largest source of foreign exchange, contributing 20% of GDP to the country.
Beautiful white sandy beaches always attract tourists all over the world.
But Maldives is considered the 'lowest' country in the world. Currently the islands of Maldives are only 2m above sea level.
Warming earth as a rising sea is a direct threat to the island's survival.
Many small islands are at risk of being submerged in seawater.
Recently, the Maldives government organized the first cabinet meeting in the world to raise warnings about the warming of global climate.
Scientists predict that the sea level will rise by 1.4m by 2100 when glaciers and polar ice sheets melt due to rising Earth temperatures.
The invasion of sea water causes soil erosion.
Coconut trees are rooted.
