MaléWith about 100 000 inhabitants on an island barely larger than 3 sq. mi.˛, the capital is one of the most dense in the world © Bruno Perousse / Hoa Qui
In the Maldives, the guiding principle is: one island, one hotel. No town planning, therefore, except for in Malé, the smallest capital on the planet. It is 1.2 miles long and a mile wide!