Maldives

Basic facts about Maldives

Country name: Maldives
Capital: Malé
Country code: 341
Continent: South Asia
Currency name: Maldivian rufiyaa
Independence: 1965-07-26 00:00:00
Independent from: from the UK
Total area (km2): 298
Land area (km2): 298
Water area (km2): 0
Population: 393,988
Population note: 393,988 (July 2013 est.)
Official language: Maldivian (Divehi)
All languages: Dhivehi (official, dialect of Sinhala, script derived from Arabic), English (spoken by most government officials)
Time zone: MVT (UTC+5)
Date format: dd/mm/yy
Drive on: left
Calling code: +960
Domain: .mv