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Republic of the Maldives

Republic of Maldives
  • ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާ
  • Dhivehi Raa'jeyge Jumhooriyya
Flag of Maldives
Emblem of Maldives
Flag Emblem
Anthem: Qaumii salaam
National Salute
Location of Maldives in the Indian Ocean.
Location of Maldives in the Indian Ocean.
Location of Maldives
Capital
and largest city
Malé
Official languages Maldivian (Dhivehi)
Ethnic groups (2011) ≈100% Maldiviansa
Religion Islam
Demonym Maldivian
Government Unitary presidential constitutional republic
• President
Abdulla Yameen
Abdulla Jihad
• Speaker
Abdulla Maseeh Mohamed
Abdullah Saeed
Legislature People's Majlis
Independence
• from the United Kingdom
26 July 1965
7 August 2008
Area
• Total
298 km2 (115 sq mi) (206th)
• Water (%)
0
Population
• July 2015 estimate
393,253 (175th)
• 2014 census
341,356
• Density
1,102.5/km2 (2,855.5/sq mi) (11th)
GDP (PPP) 2016 estimate
• Total
$5.407 billion (162nd)
• Per capita
$15,287 (69th)
GDP (nominal) 2016 estimate
• Total
$3.270 billion
• Per capita
$9,246
Gini (2005–2013) 37.4
medium
HDI (2014) Increase 0.706
high · 103rd
Currency Maldivian rufiyaa (MVR)
Time zone Maldives Time (UTC+5)
Date format dd/mm/yy
Drives on the left
Calling code +960
ISO 3166 code MV
Internet TLD .mv
  1. Excluding foreign nationals.

The Maldives (/ˈmɒldvz/, /ˈmɔːldvz/, Listeni/ˈmɔːldvz/ or /ˈmældvz/), officially the Republic of Maldives (Maldivian: ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާ, Dhivehi Raa'jeyge Jumhooriyya), is a South Asian island country, located in the Indian Ocean. It lies southwest of India and Sri Lanka. The chain of twenty-six atolls stretches from Ihavandhippolhu Atoll in the north to the Addu City in the south. Comprising a territory spanning roughly 90,000 square kilometres (35,000 sq mi), the Maldives is one of the world's most geographically dispersed countries, as well as the smallest Asian country by both land area and population, with a little over 393,500 inhabitants. Malé is the capital and most populated city, traditionally called the "King's Island" for its central location.


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