The Maldives stretche 823 km north to south and 130 km east to west. Out of the incredibly large number of coral reef islands, 1,190 in total, form only 200 islands are inhabited, with 88 islands adapted as exclusive resort islands. The sea forms over 99 percent of the Maldives. Only 0.331 percent, 298 km2 (115 square miles), of its 298 km2 (34, 750 square miles) is land.
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