Official name
Republic of Maldives
Name in local language
Dhivehi Raa'jeyge Jumhooriyya (dv)
Continent
Asia
Subcontinent
South Asia
Population (ranking: 177e )
557,426 inhabitants (2020)
Population growth
4.40 % / year
Area
131 km²
Density
4,255.16 inhabitants / km²
GDP (ranking: 172e )5.272 billions $USD (2018)
GDP/capita (ranking )
10,224 $USD (2018)
GDP growth
6.10 % / year (2018)
Life expectancy (ranking )
78.60 years (2018)
Birth rate
20.00 ‰ (2015)
Fertility rate
2.46 children / woman (2014)
Death rate (ranking )
3.00 ‰ (2015)
Infant mortality rate (ranking )
9.00 ‰ (2015)
Literacy rate
97.70 % (2014)
Official languages
Divehi (Maldivian)
Currency
Maldivian rufiyaa (MVR)
HDI (ranking: 140e )0.719 / 1 (2018)
EPI (ranking )52.14 (2018)
Government
Unitary presidential republic
Head of State
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih
National Day
26 July (independence from UK in 1965)
ISO Codes MV, MDV
Demonym
Maldivian
Tourists (ranking )
1,484,274 people (2018)
Fight against the rise of the sea
The Maldives is an archipelago made up of 1192 islands, of which only 187 are inhabited. The archipelago is located south of Lakshadweep territory, belonging to India , and north of the Chagos archipelago, which belongs to the United Kingdom . The total area of atolls, including waters, is about 115,300 km2 , and the Maldives exclusive economic zone is about 859,000 km2 .
Malé, capitale of the Maldives. Photo: Shahee Ilyas Urban areas (2017)
Urban areas
Population
Malé
169,058 inhabitants
Administrative divisions
Atolls, Cities
Population
Area
Addu (Ville)
21,275 inhabitants
15 km²
Alif Alif (Atoll)
6,475 inhabitants
3 km²
Alif Dhaal (Atoll)
9,086 inhabitants
3 km²
Baa (Atoll)
9,601 inhabitants
6 km²
Dhaalu (Atoll)
5,786 inhabitants
4 km²
Faafu (Atoll)
4,365 inhabitants
2 km²
Gaafu Alif (Atoll)
9,221 inhabitants
5 km²
Gaafu Dhaalu (Atoll)
12,690 inhabitants
7 km²
Gnaviyani (Atoll)
8,510 inhabitants
5 km²
Haa Alifu (Atoll)
13,672 inhabitants
14 km²
Haa Dhaalu (Atoll)
19,541 inhabitants
18 km²
Kaafu (Atoll)
14,092 inhabitants
5 km²
Kolhumadulu (Atoll)
9,656 inhabitants
1 km²
Laamu (Atoll)
12,676 inhabitants
23 km²
Lhaviyani (Atoll)
8,380 inhabitants
7 km²
Malé (Ville)
153,904 inhabitants
6 km²
Meemu (Atoll)
5,022 inhabitants
4 km²
Noonu (Atoll)
11,229 inhabitants
9 km²
Raa (Atoll)
15,819 inhabitants
6 km²
Shaviyani (Atoll)
12,636 inhabitants
9 km²
Vaavu (Atoll)
1,811 inhabitants
1 km²
See also
