In search for inspiration, the Maldives has found its muse in Dubai, drawing up blueprints for megaprojects that evoke the grandiosity of the UAE's iconic city. The land-deficient Indian Ocean nation is now embarking on ambitious land reclamation work, not dissimilar from that seen in Dubai, to raise islands out of the sand and sea.
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