The Maldives, [d] officially the Republic of Maldives, [e] and historically known as the Maldive Islands, is a country and archipelagic state in South Asia in the Indian Ocean. The Maldives is southwest of Sri Lanka and India, about 750 kilometres (470 miles; 400 nautical miles) from the Asian continent's mainland.

2025年1月21日 · Maldives, independent island country in the north-central Indian Ocean. It consists of about 1,200 low-lying small coral islands and sandbanks, only some 200 of which are inhabited, the most populous of which is Male. The country’s largest industries include fishing, tourism, and shipping.

2020年11月9日 · The Maldives is an island country of South Asia located in the Arabian Sea region of the Indian Ocean. It is located about 700 km (430 mi) off the coast of mainland Asia and to the southwest of India.

2023年10月16日 · The Maldives is a republic lies south-west of the Indian sub-continent. It is made up of a chain of nearly 1,200 islands, most of them uninhabited.

2025年1月16日 · smallest Asian country; archipelago of 1,190 coral islands grouped into 26 atolls (200 inhabited islands, plus 80 islands with tourist resorts); strategic location astride and along …

Malé [a] is the capital and most populous city of the Maldives.With a population of 211,908 in 2022 [1] within its administrative area and coterminous geographical area of 8.30 square kilometres (3.20 sq mi), Malé is also one of the most densely populated cities in the world. [2] [3] The city is geographically located in the southern edge of North Malé Atoll (Kaafu Atoll).

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2021年12月21日 · smallest Asian country; archipelago of 1,190 coral islands grouped into 26 atolls (200 inhabited islands, plus 80 islands with tourist resorts); strategic location astride and along major sea lanes in Indian Ocean. 390,669 (July 2021 est.)

2025年1月16日 · A sultanate since the 12th century, the Maldives archipelago became a British protectorate in 1887. Three years after independence in 1965, the islands established …

The Maldives is located south of India 's Lakshadweep islands, and about seven hundred kilometres (435 mi) south-west of Sri Lanka. The twenty-six atolls of Maldives' encompass a territory featuring 1,192 islets, two hundred and fifty islands of which are inhabited.