| MALDIVIAN GEOGRAPHY STATS: |
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Area > Comparative
about 1.7 times the size of Washington, DC |
Area > Comparative to US places
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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[203rd of 236]
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(per capita)
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0.957 sq km
per 1,000 people |
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[193rd of 201]
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Area > Total
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300 sq km
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[214th of 248]
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(per capita)
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1.034 sq km
per 1,000 people |
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[187th of 193]
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Area > Water
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0 |
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[190th of 237]
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(per capita)
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0 |
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[181st of 225]
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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) |
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Coastline
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644 km
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[104th of 249]
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(per capita)
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1,745.111 km
per 1 million people |
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[46th of 230]
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Elevation extremes > Highest point
unnamed location on Wilingili island in the Addu Atoll 2.4 m |
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Elevation extremes > Lowest point
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Indian Ocean 0 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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Geography > Note
1,190 coral islands grouped into 26 atolls (200 inhabited islands, plus 80 islands with tourist resorts); archipelago with strategic location astride and along major sea lanes in Indian Ocean |
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Land area > sq. km
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300 km²
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[197th of 206]
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(per capita)
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0.911 km²
per 1,000 people |
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[198th of 206]
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Land use > Arable land
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13.33 %
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[86th of 241]
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