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Complete details about Maldives in Asia with capital city Male

Country NameMaldives (Dhivehi Raajje/Maldives)
Country CodeMDV
Capital CityMale
ContinentAsia
RegionSouthern and Central Asia
Independence Year1965
Population286000
Surface Area298.0
Life Expectancy62.2 years
GNP199.0 (old 0.0)
Government FormRepublic

Spoken Languages

Dhivehi [official]     (100.0%)
English     (0.0%)

Major Cities

Male, Maale     (population 71000)

Maldives's most recent News and Stories



Publisher: SYS-CON Media (press release)Tue, 22 May 2012 08:00:24 -0700
Research and Markets: 4Q11 Maldives Mobile Operator Forecast, 2012 - 2015 ...

s new report "4Q11 Maldives Mobile Operator Forecast, 2012 - 2015: Maldives to have 0.77 million mobile subscriber connections in 2015 with Wataniya Telecom taking market share of 21%" to their offering. Mobile Operator Forecast on the Maldives ...   read full story


Publisher: Zee NewsTue, 22 May 2012 02:48:58 -0700
Maldives political talks strike breakthrough

Male: The India-facilitated all-party talks in Maldives finally yielded a breakthrough, with the groups agreeing to focus on a six-point agenda, including the prospect of an early election, to find a resolution to the political crisis.   read full story

Related news/stories

Publisher: Indian ExpressMon, 21 May 2012 11:07:04 -0700
India sent former CJ to probe Maldives transfer of power read full story
Publisher: BBC NewsSat, 19 May 2012 16:16:48 -0700
'Apocalyptic' island of waste in the Maldives read full story
Publisher: Ecology Global NetworkSun, 20 May 2012 22:45:16 -0700
Trash in an Island Paradise read full story


Publisher: PR.com (press release)Tue, 22 May 2012 10:37:18 -0700
Inner Maldives Holidays Launches a Logo Contest in Search of Its New Face

Male, Maldives, May 22, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Inner Maldives Holidays, one of the leading and award winning travel companies in the Maldives, seeks to implement a comprehensive rebranding initiative with an advertising campaign, a new logo and a completely ...   read full story


Publisher: haveeruonlineMon, 21 May 2012 23:31:01 -0700
Marine Biodiversity and Maldives

This year's theme, Marine Biodiversity is very much related to the Maldives as 99 percentage of Maldives consists of the sea. Maldives consist of roughly 1190 coral islands scattered over the Indian Ocean, just a few meters above sea level.   read full story