Geography of Maldives
- Maldives is: an island country
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Indian Ocean
- between the Arabian Sea and the Laccadive Sea
- Eurasia
- Asia
- South Asia
- Indian subcontinent (off the coast of India, rising above the oceanic crust)
- South Asia
- Asia
- Time zone: UTC+05
- Extreme points of Maldives:
- High: unnamed location on Villingili 2.4 m (8 ft) – lowest high point of any country
- Low: Indian Ocean 0 m
- Land boundaries: none
- Coastline: Indian Ocean 644 km
- Population of Maldives: 306,000 - 173rd most populous country
- Area of Maldives: 298 km2
- Atlas of Maldives
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