Maldives – Wikipedia

The Maldives (/ ˈ m ɔː l d iː v z /, US: / ˈ m ɔː l d aɪ v z / (); Dhivehi: ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ Dhivehi Raajje), officially the Republic of Maldives, is a country in South Asia, located in the Arabian Sea of the Indian Ocean.It lies southwest of Sri Lanka and India, about 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) from the Asian continent.The chain of 26 atolls stretches from Ihavandhippolhu Atoll …

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