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Asia — Southern Asia
UN Member
Independent
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🇲🇻 Maldives
Republic of the Maldives
aka ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ — endonym
515.1K
Population
World #174
300 km²
Land Area
World #216
$7.5 billion
GDP (USD)
World #151
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Did You Know?
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Maldives is the world's #174 most populous country out of 242 tracked nations.
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It has no land borders — an island nation surrounded entirely by water.
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Its economy ranks #151 worldwide with a GDP of $7.5 billion USD.
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Population density is 1,717.1 people per km² — world rank #9.
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Cars drive on the left side of the road — like the UK, Japan and India.
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The calendar week officially starts on Sunday here.
Quick Facts
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Capital
Malé
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Phone Code
+960
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Internet TLD
.mv
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Nationality
Maldivian
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Week Starts
Sunday
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ISO Codes
MV / MDV / 462
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Coordinates
3.25°, 73.00°
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Driving Side
Left-hand traffic
Economy
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GDP (nominal)
$7.5 billion USD
World rank #151 of 188 tracked economies
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GDP per Capita
$14,521
Total output ÷ total population
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Population Density
1,717.1 /km²
World density rank #9
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Maldivian rufiyaa
MVR • official currency
People & Languages
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Total Population
515,132
World rank #174 of 242 nations
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Official Languages
1
Maldivian
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Demonym
Maldivan
What its people are called
🗣️ Maldivian
Geography & Neighbours
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Land Area
300 km²
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Land Borders
0 countries
🏝️ Island — no land borders
Timezones (1)
UTC+05:00
Indian/Maldives
MVT — Maldives Time
“Maldives” Around the World
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المالديف
جمهورية المالديف
bre
Maldivez
Republik Maldivez
ces
Maledivy
Maledivská republika
deu
Malediven
Republik Malediven
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Maldiivid
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Malediivit
Malediivien tasavalta
fra
Maldives
République des Maldives
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Maldivi
Republika Maldivi
hun
Maldív-szigetek
ita
Maldive
Repubblica delle Maldive
jpn
モルディブ
モルディブ共和国
kor
몰디브
몰디브 공화국
nld
Maldiven
Republiek van de Malediven
per
مالدیو
جمهوری مالدیو
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Malediwy
Republika Malediwów
por
Maldivas
República das Maldivas
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Мальдивы
Республика Мальдивы
slk
Maldivy
Maldivská republika
spa
Maldivas
República de las Maldivas
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Maldivi
Republika Maldivi
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Maldiverna
Republiken Maldiverna
tur
Maldivler
Maldivler Cumhuriyeti
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مالدیپ
جمہوریہ مالدیپ
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马尔代夫
马尔代夫共和国
Codes & Identity
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ISO Alpha-2
MV
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ISO Alpha-3
MDV
3️⃣
ISO Numeric
462
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Status
officially-assigned
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Postal Format
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e.g. regex: ^(\d{5})$
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WikiData ID
Q826
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Also Spelled As
MV • Maldive Islands • Republic of the Maldives • Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyya
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