Maldives » General http://aboutmaldives.com Its only about the Maldives. Fri, 12 Nov 2010 16:20:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 What is the Weather like in the Maldives?http://aboutmaldives.com/general/what-is-the-weather-like-in-the-maldives/ http://aboutmaldives.com/general/what-is-the-weather-like-in-the-maldives/#comments Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:26:11 +0000 About Maldives http://aboutmaldives.com/?p=22 The Maldives has a tropical climate with warm temperatures all year-round filled with lots of sunshine thanks to the fact that it is located at the equator. It is generally warm and humid in the Maldives where the temperatures vary from 29-32 degrees. And the rainfall is determined by two monsoons which are the south-west monsoons which usually takes place between April-October and the north-east monsoons which takes place between December-March. And as all the islands in the Maldives are surrounded by its crystal clear waters most hot days are overcome by the cooling sea breezes and pleasant evening temperatures which makes it ideal for night fishing and even star gazing which is something you must not miss out on when you’re in the Maldives. Recommended clothing would be light cotton clothes and since Maldives is an Islamic country, nudity of any sort is prohibited.

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However, the resorts provide Oriental, Middle Eastern, Indian and Continental dishes to every one in restaurants. Pork and liquor are  available only in the resorts and are forbidden to be taken to any island other than a resort.

]]> http://aboutmaldives.com/general/can-i-get-halal-food-in-the-maldives/feed/ 7 What is the main source of income of Maldives?http://aboutmaldives.com/general/what-is-the-main-source-of-income-of-maldives/ http://aboutmaldives.com/general/what-is-the-main-source-of-income-of-maldives/#comments Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:00:49 +0000 About Maldives http://aboutmaldives.com/?p=91 The main source of income in the Maldives is the tourism industry, contributing 28% of GDP and more than 60% of foreign exchange receipts. The second leading sector accounting for over 15% of the GDP and engaging 30% of the country’s workforce is fisheries. Agriculture plays a very small role due to limited area of cultivatable land and shortage of domestic labor. The industrial sector accounting for 7% of GDP provides tuna canneries, five garment factories, a bottling plant, and a few enterprises in the capital producing PVC pipe, soap, furniture, and food products.

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ATM’s at many places in Male accept American Express, Visa and Master Card.

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Cards like American Express, Visa, Master Card, Diner’s Club, JCB and Euro Card is accepted in most hotels and resorts.

ATM’s at many places in Male accept American Express, Visa and Master Card.

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]]> http://aboutmaldives.com/general/what-is-the-time-difference-in-the-maldives/feed/ 0 How is the weather in the Maldives?http://aboutmaldives.com/general/how-is-the-weather-in-the-maldives/ http://aboutmaldives.com/general/how-is-the-weather-in-the-maldives/#comments Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:33:12 +0000 About Maldives http://aboutmaldives.com/?p=92 The Maldives experiences two main seasons; dry season (northeast monsoon) and wet season (southwest monsoon).

Northeast monsoon extends from January to March. As Maldives consists of small islands and are surrounded by the sea, hot days are often made tolerable by cooling sea breezes.

The wet season- southwest monsoon runs from mid-May to November. In this season Maldives experiences high rainfall.

Throughout the year, temperature remains almost same in the Maldives. Daily temperature ranges from around 29 to 31 degrees Celsius in the day and cools down to 23 degrees Celsius during night.

Maldives receives lots of sunshine through out the year.

For more travel advice on when to visit the Maldives visit travel advisor.

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