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Area > Comparative
about 1.7 times the size of Washington, DC |
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Area > Land
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300 sq km |
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[204th of 238]
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Area > Total
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300 sq km |
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[214th of 250]
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Capital city with population
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Male - 62,973 |
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Climate
tropical; hot, humid; dry, northeast monsoon (November to March); rainy, southwest monsoon (June to August) |
Elevation extremes > Highest point
unnamed location on Wilingili island in the Addu Atoll 2.4 m |
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Forested Land
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3.3% |
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[172nd of 193]
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Geographic coordinates
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3 15 N, 73 00 E |
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Land use > Arable land
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13.33% |
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[84th of 258]
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Largest city
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Male |
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Largest city population
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68,000 |
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[149th of 174]
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Largest city with population
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Male - 62,973 |
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Location
Southern Asia, group of atolls in the Indian Ocean, south-southwest of India |
Map references
Asia |
Natural hazards
low level of islands makes them sensitive to sea level rise |
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Natural resources
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fish |
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Population density
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1,000.73 people per sqkm |
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[10th of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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1,097.33 people/m²
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[7th of 204]
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Precipitation
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1,951 mm |
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[11th of 95]
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Surface area > sq. km
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300 km²
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[197th of 206]
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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Maldives, Republic of Maldives, Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa, Dhivehi Raajje, maldives republic
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