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The name "Maldives" may derive from Maale Dhivehi Raajje ("The Island Kingdom [under the authority of] Malé")." [ 2 ] Some scholars believe that the name "Maldives" derives from the Sanskrit maladvipa , meaning "garland of islands", [ 3 ] but this name is not found in ancient Sanskrit literature.
The Maldives, [d] officially the Republic of Maldives, [e] and historically known as the Maldive Islands, is a country and archipelagic state in South Asia in the Indian Ocean. The Maldives is southwest of Sri Lanka and India , about 750 kilometres (470 miles; 400 nautical miles) from the Asian continent's mainland.
The following chart lists countries and dependencies along with their capital cities, in English and non-English official language(s). In bold : internationally recognized sovereign states The 193 member states of the United Nations (UN)
Name Nation View Population Mayor or governor Dhaka Bangladesh 6,594,962 (2013) North Dhaka: Atiqul Islam. South Dhaka: Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh. Islamabad Pakistan 1,330,000 (2011)
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Maldives is an island country in the Indian Ocean, South Asia, south-southwest of India. It has a total land size of 298 km 2 (115 sq mi) which makes it the smallest country in Asia . It consists of approximately 1,190 coral islands grouped in a double chain of 26 atolls , spread over roughly 90,000 square kilometers, making this one of the ...
This is a list of articles giving brief summaries of each country in Asia. The transcontinental countries situated in both Asia and Europe are also shown. Outline of Abkhazia [ 1 ]
Name Area (km 2) Population Population density (per km 2) Capital or Secretariat Currency Countries Official language Coat of arms; Core definition of South Asia 5,220,460 1,726,907,000 330.79 — — Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka — — UNSD definition of Southern Asia 6,778,083 1,702,000,000 270.77 — —