I have assigned 198 countries a number. The countries I've chosen are the 193 members of the UN plus those recognised by at least 20 UN members. Each week I will pick a country using a random number generator and we will discuss that country.

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Country of the Week for week 3: Republic of Maldives

Population: 340k

Location:


Flag:

Maldives, the country that will sink within a decade.

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The Small Thieves

Is that picture really a entire country wow ... I had heard of the Maldives before but I never realised how small they where.

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No, the Maledives are a group of small islands, but only a few of them inhabited. I guess the picture shows the capital.

Edited 10/22/2015 15:43:32

Ah that makes sense I'm sure that island is very pretty from eye level but from the sky if you cross your eyes it looks like one of them islands made from rubbish in the Atlantic.

Edited 10/22/2015 15:59:16

Maldives, the country that will sink within a decade.

It's lucky the random number generator picked it so early on then.

from the sky if you cross your eyes it looks like one of them islands made from rubbish in the Atlantic.

It's in the Indian Ocean, not the Atlantic.

I wonder how broke they are for having to import all of their food and basic toiletries.

Yeah I meant the island made of rubbish are in the Atlantic but now Im clearing that up I may as well thank you for creating a nice little series of threads thought I do suspect some countries will bring tons of arguments.

Maldives- giving the world SAARC.

Posterboy for Global Warming

Noteable: Has a script somewhat different from Arabic, but still writes right to left.

There's barely any resemblance to the Arabic script.

Well that was a coincidence, in the week that Maldives was picked as Country of the Week, their vice-president has just been arrested.

A country hired by the prince of Saudi Arabia to organize a party.

This is beautiful.... 340k In that piece of art? My only question though...

Where the fuck is the Airport!!!

Something looks like an airport on the right side of the island.