Maldives

MV / MDV 4.2°, 73.5°

The Maldives, officially the Republic of Maldives, and historically known as the Maldive Islands, is an archipelagic country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean, near the southeastern boundary of the Arabian Sea. The Maldives is located southwest of India and Sri Lanka, about 750 kilometres from the Asian continent's mainland. The Maldives' chain of 26 atolls stretches across the equator from Ihavandhippolhu Atoll in the north to Addu Atoll in the south.

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Capital

Malé

Population

436,330

Area

298 km2

Climate

Tropical

Government

Presidential republic

Currency

Maldivian rufiyaa

Languages

Dhivehi, English

Sells

fish, aircraft, refined petroleum, scrap iron

Sells to

Thailand 32%, India 21%, Singapore 9%

Land borders

None

Drives on the

left

Calling code

+960

Founded

1968

Hemisphere

Northern

Languages

Share of the population that speaks each. Click one to see every country that speaks it.

Dhivehiofficial

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English

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What it sells, and to whom

Every line is a thread: click a commodity or a partner to see who else trades in it.

Farms and fisheries

fruits
vegetables
nuts
papayas
bananas
tomatoes

Largest cities

Male

103,693

Money, belief and alliances

Money

Maldivian rufiyaa

Belief

Sunni Islam

Belongs to

United Nations World Meteorological Organization International Development Association Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Asian Development Bank Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Commonwealth of Nations Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency International Bank for Reconstruction and Development UNESCO World Health Organization Interpol World Trade Organization Universal Postal Union International Finance Corporation International Telecommunication Union

Climate and geography

tropical; hot, humid; dry, northeast monsoon (November to March); rainy, southwest monsoon (June to August)

Climate zone

Tropical

Highest point

Villingili

Landmarks and landscapes

Maldivian atolls

Northern hemisphere.

In charge right now

Mohamed Muizzu Head of state and government

Figures from its history

Maumoon Abdul Gayoom President, 1978-2008 Maumoon Abdul Gayoom is a Maldivian politician, statesman and diplomat who served as the 3rd president of the Maldives from 1978 to 2008.

Mohamed Nasheed First democratically elected president Mohamed Nasheed GCSK, also known as Anni, is a Maldivian politician and activist who served as the fourth president of the Maldives from 2008 until his controversial resignation in 2012.