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Maldives

المالديف

AsiaSouthern Asia

Key facts

Official name
Republic of the Maldives
Name in Arabic
المالديف
Capital
Malé
Region
Asia
Subregion
Southern Asia
Official languages
Maldivian
Currency
Maldivian Rufiyaa · Rf · MVR
Area
300 km²
Coastline
Yes

Neighbours

No land borders

About Maldives

The Maldives is a country in Southern Asia, one of the 47 countries of Asia on GlobeQuizz. Its full official name is Republic of the Maldives. In Arabic, the name is written المالديف, and the capital ماليه. Its geographic centre lies in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.

The capital of the Maldives is Malé. Malé lies at about 4° north and 73° east. The official language of the Maldives is Maldivian. Its currency is the Maldivian Rufiyaa, with the symbol ⁨Rf⁩ and the international code MVR.

The Maldives covers about 300 square kilometres, which puts it 187th by area among the 195 countries on GlobeQuizz. It has no land border with any other country; the sea surrounds its territory on every side. Other countries in Southern Asia include India, Iran, and Pakistan. To practise flags, capitals and currencies, play the Asia quiz on GlobeQuizz, which mixes the Maldives with the other countries of the same region.

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