Place
Maldives
sovereign state in South Asia, situated on an archipelago in the Arabian Sea
Overview
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.
Also known as mv, Republic of Maldives, MDV
Key facts
- Maldives, Portuguese Empire, Portuguese Empire
- July 26, 1965, November 11, 1968
- https://visitmaldives.com/
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