The [url=http://www.visitmaldives.com/en]Maldives[/url] (Dhivehi: ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ Dhivehi Raajje) are an archipelago of 1,192 coral islands grouped into 26 coral atolls (200 inhabited islands, plus 80 islands with tourist resorts) in the [wiki=a9f5e37ec0192d1e1636276243d0fc1d]Indian Ocean[/wiki]. They lie south-southwest of [wiki=7d31e0da1ab99fe8b08a22118e2f402b]India[/wiki] and are considered part of [wiki=403f70e9d6069258f33c90df81153b5b]Southern[/wiki] [wiki=154a67340e8c14dd5253dc4ff6120197]Asia[/wiki].