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Maldives
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| Location |
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| Flag |
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| Capital | Male |
| Government | Republic |
| Coin | Rufiyaa (MVR) |
| Surface | total: 300 km2
water: 0 km2
country: 300 km2 |
| Population | 359,008 (estimated, July 2006) |
| Language | Maldivian Dhivehi, English (most government officials speak it) |
| Religion | Sunni Muslims |
| Electricity | 220V/50Hz (European or UK plug) |
| Call code | 960 |
| Internet TLD | .mv |
| Time zone | UTC 5 |
The Maldives or Maldives, officially the Republic of Maldives, are an archipelago of 1,190 coral islands grouped into 26 atolls in the Indian Ocean southwest of India. The islands are spread over an area of approximately 90,000 km², but the total land area is only a small 298 km². The largest island is 5 km² and there are only nine larger than 2 km². 200 islands are inhabited and another 88 are tourist resorts.
Regions
The twenty atolls of the Maldives
| raa (Maalhosmadulu Uthuruburi)
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| baa (Maalhosmadulu Dhekunuburi)
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| kaafu (North and South Male Atoll)
This is where the capital is located Male and the airport. |
| faafu (Nilandhe Atholhu Uthuruburi)
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| Dhaalu (Nilandhe Atholhu Dhekunuburi)
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History
The Maldives were Buddhist from the first century BC, but in 1154 the then king converted to Islam. The country has been independent for most of its history, with the exception of only a few short periods of which a 17-year Portuguese rule in the 16th century is the longest. A total of 84 sultans ruled. In 1887 the Maldives came under British protectorate. However, the British did not interfere in domestic politics.
The Maldives became independent on July 26, 1965, and a republic was elected in 1968. From 1978, Maumoom Abdul Gayoom was president. He was reelected five times. In November 2008, former political prisoner Mohamed Nasheed was chosen as his successor. The population is still 100% Muslim. The national anthem of the Asian archipelago is Gavmee Salaam (Dhivehi: ޤައުމީ ސަލާމް). The lyrics were written by Mohamed Jameel Didi in 1948, and the music was composed by Pandit Wannakuwattawaduge Don Amaradeva in 1972.
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The National Day of Maldives falls on July 26.
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