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About Maldives
The Maldives, officially the Republic of Maldives, and historically known as the Maldive Islands, is an archipelagic country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean, near the southeastern boundary of the Arabian Sea. The Maldives is located southwest of India and Sri Lanka, about 750 kilometres from the Asian continent's mainland. The Maldives' chain of 26 atolls stretches across the equator from Ihavandhippolhu Atoll in the north to Addu Atoll in the south.
- Best time
- May - Oct
- Language
- English
- Currency
- USD
- Timezone
- Indian/Maldives
- Population
- 436,330
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May - Oct
Location
Maldives
Maldives
3.2028° N, 73.2207° E
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