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Asia > Maldives > Geography

MALDIVIAN GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Comparative
about 1.7 times the size of Washington, DC
Area > Land 300 sq km Time series [204th of 238]
Area > Total 300 sq km Time series [214th of 250]
Capital city with population Male - 62,973
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
Forested Land 3.3% [172nd of 193]
Geographic coordinates 3 15 N, 73 00 E Time series
Land use > Arable land 13.33% Time series [84th of 258]
Largest city Male
Largest city population 68,000 [149th of 174]
Largest city with population Male - 62,973
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
Natural resources fish Time series
Population density 1,000.73 people per sqkm [10th of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km 1,097.33 people/m² Time series [7th of 204]
Precipitation 1,951 mm [11th of 95]
Surface area > sq. km 300 km² Time series [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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