Facts About Maldives !

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Maldives is an independent island country in the north-central Indian Ocean.
It is also known as:
• Maldive Islands
• Republic of Maldives
• Divehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa

<- The capital is Male&The leader of the country is
President Mohamed Muizzu ->
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The official language is Dhivehi (Maldivian)+The official religion is Islam

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ㅤㅤThe monetary unit is rufiyaa (Rf)

Land !

Maldives has no hills, but some islands have dunes which can reach 2,4 meters above sea level, like the north west coast of Hithadhoo (Seenu Atoll) in Addu Atoll.The islands are too small to have rivers, but small lakes and marshes can be found in some of them.Gan is the country’s largest island and is located in the Laamu Atoll.The topography of each of the islands vary from mostly sand to marshy wetlands.

The Maldives is an island nation in the Laccadive Sea, located about 430 km southwest of India It has a total land size of 298 square kilometers, which makes it the smallest country in Asia. It consists of a chain of about 1200 small coral islands and sandbanks, grouped in 26 atolls.
It is one of the most geographically dispersed countries in the world as the islands are spread over 90,000 square kilometers. The northernmost atoll is about 600 km south-southwest of the Indian mainland, and the central area, including the capital island of Male, is about 645 km southwest of Sri Lanka

The highest point, Mount Villingili on Villingili island in Addu Atoll, is only 2,4 m. The lowest point is the Indian Ocean, which is 0 m.-----------------------Mount Villingili is the third lowest high point in the world.