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- <text id=93CT1773>
- <title>
- Maldives--Travel
- </title>
- <history>
- Compact ALMANAC--CIA Factbook
- South Asia
- Maldives
- </history>
- <article>
- <source>CIA World Factbook</source>
- <hdr>
- Travel Notes
- </hdr>
- <body>
- <p> Customs: Visas are not required of foreigners who stay up to
- 30 days. Unlimited amounts of foreign currency may be taken
- into or out of the country. Visitors wishing to convert rufiyaas
- into dollars upon departure must have proof that the rufiyaas
- were obtained for dollars. The import of pork and alcohol is
- prohibited.
- </p>
- <p> Health: Medical facilities are adequate by Third World
- standards. Male has a modern 48-bed hospital, and there are
- medical rescue services in the atolls. Valid immunizations
- against yellow fever may be required; check latest information.
- All islands except Male pose a malaria risk.
- </p>
- <p> Telecommunications: International telephone, telegraph, and
- telex services generally are reliable. Telephone service within
- Male is adequate, but the service connecting Male to the resort
- islands is sometimes erratic. Male is 10 hours ahead of eastern
- standard time.
- </p>
- <p> Transportation: Six airlines service the Maldives. Boats are
- the primary means of transport between the islands. Limited
- taxi service is available in Male.
- </p>
- <p> Tourist attractions: Maldives have some of the world's most
- beautiful beaches, excellent snorkling, scuba diving, wind
- surfing, and fishing.
- </p>
- <p>Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Public Affairs,
- February 1990.
- </p>
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- </body>
- </article>
- </text>
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