World Countries

Maldives

Maldives coat of arms
The flag of Maldives has a red field, at the center of which is a large green rectangle bearing a fly-side facing white crescent.

Common Name: Maldives

Official Name: Republic of the Maldives

Geographic Details

CapitalMalé
Continent(s)Asia
RegionAsia
SubregionSouthern Asia
Landlocked❌
Area300 km²
Coordinates(3° 15' N, 73° 0' E)

Demographic and Political Information

Population515,132
CurrencyMaldivian rufiyaa (.ރ)
TimezonesUTC+05:00
LanguagesMaldivian
UN Member✅

Additional Information

Top-level Domain.mv
Calling Code+9
Independent✅
Start of weeksunday
alpha2CodeMV
alpha3CodeMDV