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| Republic of the Maldives
ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާ
Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyya |
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| Anthem: Gaumii salaam National Salute |
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 Location of the Maldives in the Indian Ocean.
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| Capital and largest city |
Malé 4°10′N 73°30′E / 4.167°N 73.500°E |
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| Official languages | Maldivian (Divehi) | |||||
| Ethnic groups (2011) | ≈100% Maldiviansa[1][2][3] | |||||
| Demonym | Maldivian | |||||
| Government | Unitary presidential constitutional republic | |||||
| - | President | Mohammed Waheed Hassan | ||||
| - | Vice President | Mohammed Waheed Deen | ||||
| - | Speaker | Abdulla Shahid | ||||
| - | Chief Justice | Ahmed Faiz | ||||
| Legislature | People's Majlis | |||||
| Independence | ||||||
| - | from the United Kingdom | 26 July 1965 | ||||
| - | Current constitution | 7 August 2008 | ||||
| Area | ||||||
| - | Total | 298 km2 (206th) 115 sq mi |
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| - | Water (%) | ≈97 | ||||
| Population | ||||||
| - | January 2012 estimate | 328,536[4] (175th) | ||||
| - | Density | 1,102.5/km2 (11th) 2,855.4/sq mi |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2011 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $2.841 billion[5] (162nd) | ||||
| - | Per capita | $8,731[5] (89th) | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2011 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $1.944 billion[5] | ||||
| - | Per capita | $5,973[5] | ||||
| HDI (2011) |  0.661[6]medium · 109th |
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| Currency | Maldivian rufiyaa (MVR) |
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| Time zone | MVT (UTC+5) | |||||
| Date format | dd/mm/yy | |||||
| Drives on the | left | |||||
| Calling code | +960 | |||||
| ISO 3166 code | MV | |||||
| Internet TLD | .mv | |||||
| a. | Excluding foreign nationals. | |||||
