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Lackawanna

Arctic Ocean. Lackawanna. Atlantic Ocean. Pacific Ocean. Pacific Ocean. Maldives. Indian Ocean. Welcome to the. serene. peaceful. tranquil. quiet. dazzling. Maldives!. dazzling. The Maldives. are its own Nation. are run by Mohamed Nasheed. There are about 1,200 islands.

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Lackawanna

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  1. Arctic Ocean Lackawanna Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean Pacific Ocean Maldives Indian Ocean

  2. Welcome to the serene peaceful tranquil quiet dazzling Maldives! dazzling

  3. The Maldives... are its own Nation. are run by Mohamed Nasheed

  4. There are about 1,200 islands. located in the Indian Ocean

  5. The biggest island is 4.5 miles long and only 6 feet above sea level.

  6. The Capital City is Male where 80,000 people live. Male is one of the most populated cities in the world.

  7. The religion is 100% Islam (Sunni Muslim). It is illegal to practice any other religion in the public.

  8. Woman play a major role in society. The Muslim weekend is as follows: Friday & Saturday

  9. Economy $ The Maldives is heavily based on the government-controlled fishing industry. The sale of dried fish in Sri Lanka brings most of its money in. Tourism brings in most of the other money.

  10. The annual number of tourist arrivals is greater than the total population of the Maldives which is 400,000.

  11. Scuba Diving

  12. Global Warming and . . . ! Danger !

  13. Melting Ice Caps are . .

  14. causing water levels to rise.

  15. The government is trying to make people aware of the alarming situation by . . . . holding meetings under the ocean water!

  16. A massive TSUNAMI struck on December 26, 2004

  17. This gorgeous nation... that has been around since before the 1500s and independent since 1965 is...

  18. in jeopardy of being completely submerged under the ocean's surface!

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