Asia

Maldives

Location

Southern Asia, group of atolls in the Indian Ocean, south-southwest of India.

Crime levels are relatively low, however petty crime, including the theft of goods left unattended on beaches or in hotel rooms,does occur. Backpacking is prohibited. Severe penalties for drug offences. Personal security, general travel, navigation, hot weather injuries, personal hygiene, sanitation / sterilisation, clothing & equipment, emergency first aid, cultures / customs, communications, emergency shelters.

Water in resorts is generally safe. Use bottled water in rural areas.

Flat, with white sandy beaches.

Tropical; hot, humid; dry, north-east monsoon (November to March); rainy, south-west monsoon (June to August).

Low level of islands makes them very sensitive to sea level rise.

Hepatitis A, B & E, polio, rabies, typhoid, yellow fever. Malaria is disappearing.
Hospital: Indira Gandhi Memorial hospital, Male. Tel: 316647

Depletion of freshwater aquifers threatens water supplies; global warming and sea level rise; coral reef bleaching.

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