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Brief History. This island nation in the Indian Ocean is an Islamic republic today. But in 1887, it was a British protectorate. Independence was not achieved until 1965. Since independence, tourism has become a mainstay of the economy and there has been widespread uneasiness about the degree of development being pursued in Male island, to the detriment, some feel, of the other islands. President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom is dominating the political scene.Flags of the World > Maldives Flag
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