Scientists have named and cataloged 1.3 million species. How many more species there are left to discover is a question that has hovered like a cloud over the heads of taxonomists for two centuries.
English is commonly spoken in government. In Maldives the national and official language is Dhivehi. English and some Indian languages are also spoken in Maldives. Most languages in South Asia are closely tied to particular nations, and as a result, further divide the people from one another.
1 The currency of the Maldives is the Maldivian rufiya, which floats within 20 percent of the pegged rate of 12.85 to the US dollar. 2  The US dollar is widely accepted, and even appreciated.