01Maldives——thelastparadiseonearthflagemblemRepublicofMaldivesCapital(andlargestcity)---MaleOfficiallanguage(s)——Dhivehi

Maldivesisacountryof

SouthAsiasituatedintheIndianOceanI,southwestofIndian.

Maldivesisthelowestcountryin

theworld,withamaximumnatural

groundlevelofonly2.4meters(7

ft

10

in),withtheaveragebeingonly1.5meters(4

ft

11

in)abovesealevel.GeographyoftheMaldivesTheMaldivesconsistsofapproximately1,190coralislandsgroupedinadoublechainof26atolls,alongthenorth-southdirection,spreadoverroughly90,000squarekilometres.馬爾代夫的珊瑚群島由約1,190兜在雙鏈的26個(gè)環(huán)礁、沿著南北走向,遍及大約90,000平方公里。ComfortableclimateGenerally,theyearisdividedintotwomonsoonperiods:thenorth-eastmonsoonlastsfromDecembertoMarch,whicharethedriermonths;thesouth-westmonsoonlastsfromApriltoNovember,andiswetter,withmorestormsandoccasionalstrongwinds.Daytimetemperaturesareabout28°C(82°F)allyear.Thehumidityisslightlylowerinthedryseasonbutmostdaysthere'sacoolingseabreeze.thehistoryofmadivesHistoryrevealsthattheislandshavebeenpopulatedforover3,000yearsago.EarlysettlersweretravellersontheSilkRouteandfromtheIndusValleyCivilisation.Inherentlywarm,friendlyandhospitablebynature,itiseasytofeelcomfortableandrelaxedwithaMaldivian.

Aproudhistoryandrichcultureevolvedfromthefirstsettlerswhowerefromvariouspartsoftheworldtravellingtheseasinancienttimes.

TheMaldiveshasbeenameltingpotofdifferentculturesaspeoplefromdifferentpartsoftheworldcamehereandsettleddown.SomeofthelocalmusicanddanceforinstanceresembleAfricaninfluences.Manyofthetraditionsarestronglyrelatedtotheseasandthefactthatlifeisdependentontheseasaroundus.localcustomsandpracticesTheMaldivesswimmingnakedisillegal.Womentravelmustwearshirts,coveringtheirbodies,andmencannotwearshorts.TourismintheMaldivesiscarefullymanaged.Thecountry'stourismmasterplanidentifiesboththeunderwaterenvironmentand'theintrepidexplorerfactor'asmajorattractions.Thelackoflocalresourcesmakesitnecessarytoimportvirtuallyeverythingavisitorneeds,fromfurnituretofreshvegetables.Thestrategyhasbeentodevelopalimitednumberofqualityresorts,eachonitsownuninhabitedisland,freefromtraffic,crimeandcommercialism.

Thehappylifenotonlyliesinhavingample

foodandclothing,alsoliesinthebluewaterbluesky.

幸福生活不只在于豐衣足食，也在于碧水藍(lán)天。TourismintheMaldives

NaturalbeautyoftheMaldivesMaldivesisveryfamousforitsnaturalbeautywhichincludestheblueoceanandwhitebeaches,accompaniedbycleanairandpleasanttemperatures.TheclimateoftheMaldivesisidealforvisitorstogetengagedinwatersportssuchasswimming,fishing,scubadiving,snorkeling,water-sking,windsurfing

andkiteboarding.Theseawateris

seawater.Coralreefisattractivelybright-colored,Theunderseaworldisfullofoddunrealcolour.Theislandappearssimple,nature,Alloftheseculartroublesvanished(消失的)

withoutatraceinthisfreshwind,Peaceandtranquilitywillwashingthesoulasnew.

Beautifulscenery淺藍(lán)色blueoceanMaldivesisthehometownoftropicalfishcoralreefThebulidingsinMdivies

AtouristresortintheMaldivesconsistsofanexclusivehotel

onitsownisland,withitspopulationentirelybasedontouristsandworkforce,withnolocalpeopleorhouses.Thebuildingsonatypicalresortincludesroomsandsuitesreservedforusebyitsguests,restaurants,coffeeshops,shops,lounges,bars,discos

anddivingschools.Aportionoftheislandalsocontainsstafflodgingsandsupportservicessuchascatering,powergenerators,laundry,andasewageplant.On-islandshopsofferawiderangeofproducts,suchassouvenirs

andartifacts.Mostresortsofferawidevarietyofactivitiessuchasaerobics,volleyball

andtabletennis.Themaldivestourismlandscapeisallinaleisureatmospherewhichisoperatingby

therestaurant,becauseeachislandis

developedbyanindependenthotelfranchisor.

So

oneislandonlyhaveonehotelwhichbecamingthemaldivesspecialtourismculture.waterhouseMaldivesdeliciousfoodMaldivesisamuslimcountry,Islamdonoteatpork,notdrinking,non-idolworship.Butthisplaceisislandcountry,aboundsinmanykindsoffish,crabs(螃蟹)andlobsters(龍蝦).There‘realsolotsoftropicalfruits.馬爾代夫是一個(gè)穆斯林國(guó)家，伊斯蘭教徒不吃豬肉，不喝酒，無(wú)偶像崇拜。但這個(gè)地方是島國(guó)，盛產(chǎn)各種各樣的魚(yú)，螃蟹和龍蝦。也有大量的熱帶水果。Characteristicsofsearestaurant

FoodBecauseofglobalwarming,sealevelsarerisingintwocentimeterseveryyear.Maldivesisexpectedtodisappearabout50yearsbackscientistsfearthesealevelisrisingupto0.9cmayear.Maldives:ParadisesoontobelostThecountry's360,000citizenswouldbeforcedtoevacuate.TheMaldives'survivalasasovereignnationistrulyatstake.ThegovernmentoftheMaldiveshashelditsfirstunderwatercabinetmeetingtoattractinternationalattentiontothedangersofglobalwarming.PresidentMohamedNasheed,dressedin

fullscubagear,conductedthe30-minute

meetingatadepthof