Maldives

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archipelagic state island country sovereign state

The Maldives is a tropical island nation in the Indian Ocean renowned for its white-sand beaches, coral reefs, and luxury overwater resorts.

Aliases (2)

Maldives archipelago ×1
Republic of Maldives ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	archipelagic state → island country → sovereign state →
callingCode	+960 →
capital	Malé →
climate	tropical monsoon climate →
continent	Asia →
country	Maldives →
currency	Maldivian rufiyaa →
currencyCode	MVR →
demonym	Maldivian →
drinkingWaterSource	desalination plants →
drivesOn	left →
economySector	fisheries → shipping → tourism →
environmentalIssue	coastal erosion → coral bleaching → sea level rise →
governmentType	presidential republic →
hasIslandType	atoll → coral island →
headOfStateTitle	President of the Maldives →
internetTLD	.mv →
knownFor	coral reefs → luxury overwater resorts → white-sand beaches →
largestCity	Malé →
legislature	People's Majlis →
locatedIn	Arabian Sea → Indian Ocean →
majorReligion	Sunni Islam →
memberOf	Commonwealth of Nations → Organisation of Islamic Cooperation → South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation → United Nations →
nationality	Maldivian →
nationalLanguage	Dhivehi →
officialLanguage	Dhivehi →
officialName	Republic of Maldives →
partOf	Indian subcontinent region →
region	South Asia →
religionOfficial	Islam →
religionPolicy	Islam is state religion →
sea	Laccadive Sea →
shortName	Maldives →
timeZone	UTC+05:00 →
tourismType	honeymoon destination → luxury tourism →

Referenced by (46)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Maldives → Malé → People’s Majlis →	country
Commonwealth countries → Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) → Islamic Development Bank →	hasMember
SAARC Development Fund → South Asian University → WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia →	memberState
Commonwealth of Nations → SAARC Cultural Centre →	hasMemberState
Laccadive Sea ("Maldives archipelago") →	adjacentTo
Islamic crescent →	appearsOnFlagOf
Charter of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation →	appliesTo
SAARC Secretariat →	appliesToJurisdiction
SAARC Arbitration Council →	associatedWith
SAARC Development Fund →	beneficiary
Laccadive Sea →	borderedBy
Malé →	capitalOf
Asia →	containsCountry
Mahls →	countryOfOrigin
SAARC Cultural Centre →	countryOfService
SAARC Disaster Management Centre →	countryServed
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation →	foundingMemberState
Mahls →	geographicProximity
Laccadive Sea →	hasCoastlineCountry
South Asia →	hasCountry
Laccadive Sea →	hasEconomicImportanceFor
Indian Ocean →	hasMajorIsland
SAARC Summit →	hasParticipant
South Asian ethnic groups →	includesCommunitiesFrom
Malé →	isMostPopulousCityOf
Thaana script →	isOfficialScriptOf
Laccadive Sea →	locatedEastOf
SAFTA →	member
Standing Committee (SAARC) →	membership
SAARC Energy Centre →	memberStates
Maldives ("Republic of Maldives") →	officialName
Dravidian languages →	region
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami →	regionAffected
SAARC Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS Centre →	regionServed
Maldives →	shortName
Indo-Aryan languages →	spokenIn
Ibn Battuta →	traveledTo
Indo-Aryan languages →	usedAsOfficialLanguageIn
Thaana script →	usedInCountry