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Malé, the capital of the Maldives.

The Maldivian ethnic identity is a blend of the cultures reflecting the peoples who settled on the islands, reinforced by religion and language. The earliest settlers were probably from southern India and Sri Lanka. They are linguistically and ethnically related to the Indo-Aryan people in the Indian subcontinent.

Some social stratification exists on the islands. It is not rigid, since rank is based on varied factors, including occupation, wealth, Islamic virtue, and family ties. Traditionally, instead of a complex caste system, like the Vedic one, there was merely a distinction between noble and common people in the Maldives. Members of the social elite are concentrated in Malé. Outside of the service industry, this is the only location where the foreign and domestic populations are likely to interact. The tourist resorts are not on islands where the natives live, and casual contacts between the two groups are discouraged.

A census has been recorded since 1905, which shows that the population of the country remained around 100,000 for the first seventy years of the last century. Following independence in 1965, the health status of the population improved so much that the population doubled by 1978, and the population growth rate peaked at 3.4% in 1985. By 2007, the population had reached 300,000, although the census in 2000 showed that the population growth rate had declined to 1.9%. Life expectancy at birth stood at 46 years in 1978, while it has now risen to 72 years. Infant mortality has declined from 127 per thousand in 1977 to 12 today, and adult literacy stands at 99%. Combined school enrollment stands in the high 90s.

As of April 2008, more than 70,000 foreign employees live in the country and another 33,000 illegal immigrants sums up more than one third of Maldivian population. They consist mainly of people from the neighbouring South Asian countries of India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal.

Popular Maldives Resort Hotels
Hulhule Island Hotel, Kai Logde, Kam Hotel, Mookai Hotel & Apartment, Relax Inn

Captivating Maldives Resort Hotel & Beach Resorts
Alimatha Aquatic Resort, Angaga Island Resort, Angsana Resort & Spa, Ari Beach Resort, Asdu Sun Island Athurugau Island Resort, Avi Island Resort, Bandos Island Resort, Banyan Tree Resort, Bathala Island Resort, Biyadoo Island Resort, Bodulhithi Coral Isle, Bolifushi Island, Club Med Farukolhufushi, Coco Palm Resort, Cocoa Island Resort, Dhigufinolhu Island Resort, Ellaidhoo Resort, Equator Village Resort, Eriyadu Island Resort, Fesdu Fun Island, Fihalohi Tourist Resort, Fullmoon Beach Resort, Fun Island Resort, Giraavaru Island Resort, Halaveli Holiday Village, Holiday Island Resort, Kandooma Tourist Resort, Kuramathi Village Resort, Lohifushi Island Resort, Olhuveli Beach & Spa Resort, Thulhagiri Resort, Velavaru Tourist Resort, Vilamendhoo Island Resort

Maldives Beach Resorts with Water Bungalows
Ari Beach Resort, Baros Holiday Resort, Dhiggiri Tourist Resort, Kuramanthi Blue Lagoon Resort, Embudhu Resort, Fihalhohi Tourist Resort, Gangehi Island Resort, Hilton Maldives Resort on Rangali Island, Kuramathi Cottage Club, Kuredu Resort, Laguna Beach Resort, Lily Beach Resort, Meeru Island Resort, Olhuveli Beach & Spa Resort, Paradize Island Resort, Reethi Beach Resort, Royal Island Resort, Soneva Fushi Resort, Soneva Gili Resort & Spa, Sun Island Resort, Veligandu Island Resort, Vilu Reef Beach & Spa Resort

Maldives Family Villas / Rooms
Asdu Sun Island, Dhigufinolhu Island Resort, Embudhu Finolhu Island, Filitheyo Resort, One & Only Kanuhura Island Resort, Medhufushi Resort

Maldives Beach Front Bungalows
Helengeli Tourist Village

Hotels & Beach Resorts in Maldives, Asia
Addoo Atoll (Seenu) Beach Resorts, Alifu Atoll (Ari Atoll) Beach Resorts, Faadhippolhu Atoll (Lhaviyani) Beach Resorts, Mulaku Atoll (Meemu) Beach Resorts, North Ari Atoll (Alifu) Beach Resorts, North Male Atoll (Kaafu) Beach Resorts, North Nilandhoo Atoll (Faafu) Beach Resorts, South Ari Atoll (Alifu) Beach Resorts, South Maalhosmadulu Atoll (Baa) Beach Resorts, South Male Atoll (Kaafu) Beach Resorts, South Nilandhoo Atoll (Dhaalu) Beach Resorts, Vaavu Atoll (Felidhoo Atoll) Beach Resorts

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