Largest and most populated islands

Largest Islands in the Maldivess
		Area 1_/	Population
		( in hectares )	(census 2006)
HA	Filladhoo	225.6	936
HA	Baarah	248.8	1,684
HDh	Hanimaadhoo (Airport)	259.5	1,354
HDh	Nolhivaramu	221.1	2,045
N	Kedhikolhudhoo	218.7	1,507
K	Kaashidhoo	276.5	1,946
L	Isdhoo	293.7	2,069
L	Gan	516.6	2,537
Gn	Fuvahmulah *	420.0	10,193
S	Hithadhoo *	467.3	13,769

Most populated Islands in the Maldives
		Area 1_/	Population
		( in hectares )	(census 2006)
HA	Dhidhdhoo *	50.6	3,496
HDh	Kulhudhuffushi *	172.2	7,777
R	Kadholhudhoo	11.2	3,679
Lh	Hinnavaru	12.6	4,367
Lh	Naifaru *	14.3	4,512
Ga	Viligili *	55.0	2963
Gdh	Thinadhoo *	104.4	6376
Gn	Fuvahmulah *	420.0	10193
S	Hithadhoo *	467.3	13769
S	Meedhoo	166.0	4631
Source	DPND

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1000 islands, 1000 opportunities

Often we are bombarded with messages stating, we do not have any natural resources and therefore we are poor. Just because we do not have oil does not mean we lack natural resources to move our economy forward. When you think of it, the 1000 more islands are the natural resources we have. We are using less than 150 islands for industrial purposes. The rest is untouched and unused. Tourism has shown that each island can be turned into multi million dollar cash generating investments. However, the problem is policy makers seems unable to think beyond tourism. Policies in assigning islands for industrial purposes need to be reviewed and prevent over concentration on tourism in a single atoll. Within the atolls (including Kaafu and other atolls that has high concentration of tourism), islands can be leased to fisheries, agriculture, education, health, and many more other industries and make them easily accessible for people to go for jobs or to acquire goods and services. Build...

A Nation Sold Out!

We often talk about how corrupt are the politicians and those who are in high offices. I would say all of us are bonded through the chain corruption. First we sell our vote to the highest bidder, digging our own grave. The members than sell his/her vote to the Ultimate Buyer for money, position, power and so on The Ultimate Buyer, instead of meeting our demands, controls the members through the chain of corruption; we become helpless and our hopes for a decent life and a prosperous future gone. We cry, and whine saying how corrupt is the Majlis, the government and each and everyone who are in positions of power. After 21 days* we forget about everything and go about our lives and in between if some need arise, we beg the member or the Ultimate Buyer the member or the Ultimate buyer fulfills the need, on the promise of selling our vote again. It’s a vicious circle My request to Mps - to include vote buying/selling undue inducement as a criminal offence ...

The price of isolation

THE SITUATION "Emerging trend shows that the Northern atolls are becoming poorer compared to the southern atolls." 7th National Development Plan. A survey on Vulnerability and poverty was conducted in 1998 and 2004. According to 2004 survey report, 'Households living in the South had the best chance of escaping poverty and the lowest probability of falling back. Households in the North region faced the highest probability of remaining in, or falling into, poverty'. For Development purposes the country is divided into five regions; North, North Central, Central, South Central and South. Thus developmental projects are aimed at covering major regions rather than a single atoll. The above report also states that“Income poverty is evidently greatest in the North (Ha, Hdh. Sh) and Central North, and apart from Male’, it is lowest in South and Central South” WHY There is no single reason for poverty. However one very important rea...

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