Want to see more of NewsNation? Get 24/7 fact-based news coverage with the NewsNation app or add NewsNation as a preferred source on Google !

**Related Video Above: Local cardiologist talks smoking dangers and ways to quit

MALDIVES (WJW) — An island nation has banned smoking and the use of other tobacco products for younger people in its country.

Starting Nov. 1, the Maldives put a prohibition on smoking for those born on or before January 2007 (essentially individuals who are 18 or below), making it the only country in the world with such a generational ban.

The Maldives’ president ratified the tobacco control amendment back in May, calling it “a landmark generational ban aimed at safeguarding public health and protecting future generations from the harmful eff

See Full Page