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The Maldivian archipelago located 300 miles southwest of the southern tip of India and 450 miles west of Sri Lanka is a beautiful string of 1，1 90 low-lying coral islands scattered across the equator in the vast expanse of the Indian Ocean， giving a rare glimpse of what is aptly described as a tropical paradise。

These are just the three simple realities beckoning tourists from far and wide to these islands， sun， sea and sand which add up to being a heavenly getaway from the rest of the world and its worries。

Resorts and hotels woo tourists with promises of， ‘the last paradise on earth’， and they will not disappoint。 It is a major destination for scuba divers， who come for the wealth of marine life and the reefs as well as being popular with honeymooners and older couples seeking to rejuvenate their lives。

Tourism in the Maldives is carefully managed。 The country‘s tourism master plan identifies both the underwater environment and ’the intrepid explorer factor‘ as major attractions。 The lack of local resources makes it necessary to import virtually everything a visitor needs， from furniture to fresh vegetables。 The strategy has been to develop a limited number of quality resorts， each on its own uninhabited island， free from traffic， crime and commercialism。

Climate：

genericly， the year is divided into two monsoon periods： the north-east monsoon or Ruvai lasts from December to March， which are the drier months； the south-west monsoon or Ulhangu lasts from April to November， and is wetter， with more storms and occasional strong winds。 Daytime temperatures are about 28°C （82°F） all year。 The humidity is slightly lower in the dry season but most days there’s a cooling sea breeze。

譯文：馬爾地夫是南亞印度洋上的群島國家，座落在印度洋南端西南方向300公里、斯里蘭卡以西450公里處；由北向南經過赤道縱列，形成了一條長長的礁島群地帶。1190個美麗的珊瑚礁島嶼似花瓣似的散落或環繞在寬廣、碧藍的印度洋海面上似一幅美麗的畫卷。如果把馬爾地夫形容為美麗的熱帶天堂是一點也不為過的

馬爾地夫獨特的南洋風情觀光資源，明媚的陽光、清澈的海水和白色的沙灘以及島嶼所衍生的誘惑力，吸引著來自世界各地的遊客；使之成為趨之若鶩的旅遊度假勝地。

建造在島嶼上的度假村和酒店都非常別緻，凡是來過這裡的遊客由衷地讚歎“馬爾地夫是地球上最後一個天堂”。由於馬爾地夫有大量的珊瑚礁和豐富的海底世界，所以它還是一個潛水的聖地。美麗的自然風光和豐富多彩的島嶼生活使馬爾地夫成為新婚伉儷們度蜜月的首選之地，浪漫並不是年輕人的專利，在這裡還可以看見一對對老年伴侶在這裡追尋和重溫年輕時曾經歷過的甜蜜時光。

觀光旅遊業是馬爾地夫國民經濟的主要支柱之一。國家觀光旅遊業的總體規劃分為水下活動專案境和島上觀光遊覽和探險。由於當地的資源缺乏，很多遊客需要的東西基本上都依靠進口，如從傢俱到新鮮的蔬菜等等。馬爾地夫旅遊業發展的策略是，選擇一些無人居住的小島，憑藉島上的原始自然風光，建造一家家高檔次的度假村。在島上沒有馬路和機動車、沒有犯罪和商業氣氛和遠離俗世的煩雜，提供給遊客一個真正的度假休閒的天堂。

氣候：

通常馬爾地夫一年之中可分為兩個季節：從每年的12到3月份為旱季，從4-11月份為相對潮溼和多雨季節。在這個季節裡經常下雨，也有暴風雨和偶見強颱風光顧。全年日間的氣溫大約在28攝氏度左右（82°F），旱季的時候很乾爽，海風吹來感到很愜意，也不像雨季那樣潮溼。