| Terrain Maldives :
| flat, with white sandy beaches
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| Natural hazards Maldives :
| low level of islands makes them very sensitive to sea level rise
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| Environment current issues Maldives :
| depletion of freshwater aquifers threatens water supplies; global warming and sea level rise; coral reef bleaching
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| Environment international agreements party to Maldives :
| Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection
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| Geography note Maldives :
| 1,190 coral islands grouped into 26 atolls (200 inhabited islands, plus 80 islands with tourist resorts); archipelago with strategic location astride and along major sea lanes in Indian Ocean
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| Flag description Maldives :
| red with a large green rectangle in the center bearing a vertical white crescent; the closed side of the crescent is on the hoist side of the flag
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| Agriculture products Maldives :
| coconuts, corn, sweet potatoes; fish
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| Industries Maldives :
| fish processing, tourism, shipping, boat building, coconut processing, garments, woven mats, rope, handicrafts, coral and sand mining
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