Maldives Visa

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Name: Republic of Maldives

Location: In the Indian Ocean southwest of Sri Lanka

Time:IST (-) 1 /2 hrs

Capital:Male

Language: Dhivehi (official, dialect of Sinhala, script derived from Arabic), English (spoken by most government officials)

Area:298 sq kms

Population:394,999 (July 2011 EST.)

National Day:26 July (Independence Day)

Currency:Maldivian Rufiya (MVR) 1 = INR 3.69.

Climate: Maldives enjoys a hot tropical climate along with two monsoons. In the southwest, Monsoon lives between May and October and in the northeast, it lives from November to April. Normally, the southwest of the country brings more wind and rain in months of June and July. The temperature hardly ever falls below 25°C (77°F). Best time to visit is November to Easter.

Holidays-Year 2018: 1st January: New Year's Day, 2nd January: National Day, 13th January: Milad un Nabi (Birth of the Prophet Muhammad), 3rd February: The Day Maldives Embraced Islam, 28th June: Start of Ramadan, 26th July: Independence Day, 28th July: Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan), 3rd October: Hajj Day, 4th October: Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice), 24th October: Victory Day, 25th October: Islamic New Year, 11th November: Republic Day

Airline Name: Air Maldives (L6)

International Airports: Hulule (Male) (MLE)