Maldives
Asia · Untouched
- Capital
- Malé
- Population
- 515K
- Area
- 300 km²
About Maldives
The Maldives scatters across the Indian Ocean southwest of India and Sri Lanka, a chain of 26 coral atolls holding about 1,200 low-lying islands. It is Asia's smallest country and the flattest nation on Earth, with its capital, Malé, packed onto a small island ringed by turquoise water. Fishing and island resorts anchor life in this archipelago shaped entirely by coral reefs.
- The Maldives is the world's lowest-lying country — its highest natural point rises only about 2.4 meters above sea level.
- The English word 'atoll' comes from Dhivehi, the language of the Maldives, fitting for a nation made up of 26 natural atolls.
- Around 99 percent of the Maldives' territory is ocean, with roughly 1,200 tiny islands scattered across it.
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