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 |