Global geography names the Maldives as the flattest country on Earth, with its highest natural point peaking at a terrifyingly low seven feet and nine inches above sea level.

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Global geography names the Maldives as the flattest country on Earth, with its highest natural point peaking at a terrifyingly low seven feet and nine inches above sea level. This essentially means that a moderately tall basketball player could stand on the beach and technically be the highest elevation point in the entire sovereign nation. Wealthy tourists pay thousands of dollars a night to sleep in luxurious overwater bungalows, completely ignoring the fact that the entire country is essentially a speed bump for the Indian Ocean and will likely be underwater in a few decades. The government actually holds cabinet meetings underwater in scuba gear just to frantically signal to the rest of the world that climate change is about to erase their entire tourism-based economy