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Asian archipelago


November 10, 2008 | permalink |


For today's Geo Quiz, we're looking for an island nation that swears in its first democratically elected president tomorrow.

This country off the coast of India and Sri Lanka is made up of twelve hundred islands and atolls.

It's a popular seaside resort, but it's at risk from rising seas.

To put it another way, the country's highest point is the LOWEST in the world. And that has the new president very worried. So worried, he's shopping for a new homeland.

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So can you name this Asian archipelago?






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