Maldives

Asia

Southern Asia, group of atolls in the Indian Ocean, south-southwest of India.

3 15 N, 73 00 E

President Mohamed Nasheed

Capital

Malé

Government
Presidential republic

Religion
Sunni Muslim

Population
396,334

Ethnic group
South Indians, Sinhalese, Arabs

National Language                   
Maldivian Dhivehi
          
National Day
26 July 1965 (from the UK)

Anthem
Qaumii salaam (National Salute)

Currency
Maldivian Rufiyaa (MVR)

Attractions
Maldive Islands 

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Maldive Islands                                     The Maldives ,(Dhivehi Raa'jeyge Jumhooriyya), also referred to as the Maldive Islands, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean formed by a double chain of twenty-six atolls stretching in a north-south direction off India's Lakshadweep islands, between Minicoy Island and Chagos Archipelago. It stands in the Laccadive Sea, about seven hundred kilometers (435 mi) south-west of Sri Lanka and (250 mi) south-west of India. During the colonial era, the Dutch referred to the country as "Maldivische Eilanden" in their documentation, while "Maldive Islands" is the anglicised version of the local name used by the British, which later came to be written "Maldives".