| Tours | Unesco WHS | Guidebooks |
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| groups tours with set departures |
0 World Heritage Sites | country, regions and cities |
| Time zone: | GMT +5 (Maldives standard time) | Daylight savings: None |
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| Main languages: | Dhivehi |
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| Currency: |
rufiyaa (MVR) €1 = Rf17.47, $1 = Rf15.66, £1 = Rf0.00 (rates as of Sep 2016) |
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| Internet Domain: | .mv | International Dialling Code: 960 |
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For help planning your trip to Maldives including visas, vaccinations, currency exchange, flights, accomodation and insurance, see our Maldives trip planning page.
Further information on Maldives
Discover more about Maldives - the country's geogrpahy and natural features, an assessment of its status on freedom and rights and data on the country's population and economy.
Geography & Natural Features
Total area: 300 sq km (0 sq km under water)
Coastline: 644 km (Indian Ocean)
Neighbours (border lengths): No land borders
Climate: Tropical climate with hot and humid conditions. There is a dry, northeast monsoon from November to March and a rainy, southwest monsoon from June to August.
Highest mountain: unnamed location on Wilingili island in the Addu Atoll (2m)
Freedom & Rights
Summary status and rankings for Maldives from classifications of different organisations measuring political and economic freedom, democracy and civil rights. See more details of these rankings.
| Index | Status | Rank | |
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 | Freedom in the World | Partly Free | - |
 | Democracy Index | No Data | - |
 | Economic Freedom | Mostly Unfree | 134/179 |
 | Press Freedom | Noticeable problems | 110/179 |
 | ILGA LGBT rights | No rights | - |
 | Corruption Perceptions | No Data | - |
| Overall Ranking: | 131/195 | ||
Other Data & Links
Full name: Republic of Maldives Status: Independent Country
Population: 393,595 (rank: 170/196) Density: 1311.9 people/sq km (rank: 5/196)
Ethnic groups: South Indians, Sinhalese, Arabs
Religions: Sunni Muslim
GDP (PPP): $3.07 billion GDP per capita: $9,100 (rank: 100/195)
Information derived from the CIA World Factbook. Other country profiles: BBC News.