Maldives
🇲🇻 Southern Asia · Republic of the Maldives
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About Maldives
Maldives (officially Republic of the Maldives) is a country in Southern Asia, with Malé as its capital. It is home to roughly 529.68 thousand people, giving a population density of about 1,766 people per square kilometre. The country covers 300 km² of land and has no shared land borders. Its economy is valued at approximately $7.74B in nominal GDP (2025), and it records a Human Development Index of 0.766. The official currency is the Maldivian rufiyaa (MVR), and the main language is Maldivian.
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Maldives is the 166th most populous country in the world, with about 529.68 thousand people.
By land area it is the 187th-largest country in the world, covering 300 km².
It has the world's 155th-largest economy by nominal GDP ($7.74B).
Maldives has no land borders with other countries.
It is classed by the UN as a country of high human development, with an HDI of 0.766.
Maldives has a population density of about 1,766 people per square kilometre.
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