Maldives
Region: Asia • ISO Code: MV / MDV
Basic Information
Phone Code
+960
Country Code
MV / MDV
Region
Asia
Timezone
Indian/Maldives
Economic & Demographic Information
Currency
Maldivian Rufiyaa MVR
Population
521,400
Capital
Malé
Languages
Maldivian (Dhivehi)
Time Information
Current Time
05/24/2026, 21:19:09 GMT+5
UTC Offset
+05:00
Wikipedia Information
The Maldives, officially the Republic of Maldives, and historically known as the Maldive Islands, is an archipelagic country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean, near the southeastern boundary of the Arabian Sea. The Maldives is located southwest of India and Sri Lanka, about 750 kilometres from the Asian continent's mainland. The Maldives' chain of 26 atolls stretches across the equator from Ihavandhippolhu Atoll in the north to Addu Atoll in the south.
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