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Maldives is an island country in the Indian Ocean, South Asia, south-southwest of India. It has a total land size of 298 km 2 (115 sq mi) which makes it the smallest country in Asia.
13 lis 2024 · Maldives, independent island country in the north-central Indian Ocean. It consists of about 1,200 low-lying small coral islands and sandbanks, only some 200 of which are inhabited, the most populous of which is Male. The country’s largest industries include fishing, tourism, and shipping.
9 lis 2020 · The Maldives is an island country of South Asia located in the Arabian Sea region of the Indian Ocean. It is located about 700 km (430 mi) off the coast of mainland Asia and to the southwest of India. The islands of Maldives straddles the Equator with parts of the country lying in both the Southern and Northern Hemispheres of the Earth.
The Maldives is one of the world's most geographically dispersed sovereign states, and the smallest Muslim country by land area. With a population of 515,132 in the 2022 census, it is the 2nd least populous country in Asia and the ninth-smallest country in the world by area, but also one of the most densely populated countries in the world.
The Maldives is a nation of islands in the Indian Ocean, that spans across the equator. The country is comprised of 1192 islands that stretch along a length of 871 kilometers. While the country covers an area of approximately 90,000 square kilometers, only 298 square kilometers of that is dry land.
21 gru 2021 · Definitions and Notes. Geography. Location. Southern Asia, group of atolls in the Indian Ocean, south-southwest of India. Geographic coordinates. 3 15 N, 73 00 E. Map references. Asia. Area. total: 298 sq km. land: 298 sq km. water: 0 sq km. country comparison to the world: 209. Area - comparative. about 1.7 times the size of Washington, DC.
Geography - note smallest Asian country; archipelago of 1,190 coral islands grouped into 26 atolls (200 inhabited islands, plus 80 islands with tourist resorts); strategic location astride and along major sea lanes in Indian Ocean