1. The South Asian archipelago is best known to much of the world for its luxury resorts.

2. The Indian Ocean archipelago was a regular holiday destination for the former president and his close family.

3. The largest animals native to this archipelago are giant tortoises, which can live for more than a century.

4. The Japanese archipelago has thousands of islands.

5. It has an archipelago of political prison camps that rights groups estimate hold at least 80,000 people.