THE MALDIVES consists of 1,192 coral islands grouped in a double chain of 26 atolls that stretch along a length of 871 kilometres (541 miles) North to South, 130 kilometres (81 miles) East to West, spread over roughly 90,000 square kilometres (35,000 sq mi), of which only 298 km2 (115 sq mi) is dry land, making it one of the world’s most dispersed countries.
Maldives, in the north-central Indian Ocean consists of a chain of islands has dreamy white beaches covered in palm trees, turquoise lagoons and breath-taking and a varied underwater world.