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Introduction

The Maldives, officially the Republic of Maldives, 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 Maldives' chain of 26 atolls stretches across the equator from Ihavandhippolhu Atoll in the north to Addu Atoll in the south.

The Maldives has been inhabited for over 2,500 years. Documented contact with the outside world began around 947 AD when Arab travelers began visiting the islands. In the 12th century, partly due to the importance of the Arabs and Persians as traders in the Indian Ocean, Islam reached the Maldivian Archipelago. The Maldives was soon consolidated as a sultanate, developing strong commercial and cultural ties with Asia and Africa. From the mid-16th century, the region came under the increasing influence of European colonial powers, with the Maldives becoming a British protectorate in 1887. Independence from the United Kingdom came in 1965, and a presidential republic was established in 1968 with an elected People's Majlis. The ensuing decades have seen political instability, efforts at democratic reform, and environmental challenges posed by climate change and rising sea levels. The Maldives became a founding member of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC).

The Maldives is a member of the United Nations, the Commonwealth of Nations, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, and the Non-Aligned Movement. The World Bank classifies the Maldives as having an upper-middle income economy. The Maldives is a Dialogue Partner of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. Fishing has historically been the dominant economic activity, and remains the largest sector by far, followed by the rapidly growing tourism industry. The Maldives rates "high" on the Human Development Index, with per capita income significantly higher than other SAARC nations. The Maldives was a member of the Commonwealth of Nations from July 1982 until withdrawing from the organisation in October 2016 in protest of allegations by other nations of its human rights abuses and failing democracy. The Maldives rejoined the Commonwealth on 1 February 2020 after showing evidence of functioning democratic processes and popular support. (Full article...)

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Formal portrait, 1953

Sumuvvul Ameer Mohamed Amin Dhoshimeynaa Kilegefaanu (Dhivehi: ސުމުއްވުލް އަމީރު މުހައްމަދު އަމީން ދޮށިމޭނާ ކިލެގެފާނު; July 20, 1910 – January 19, 1954), popularly known as Mohamed Amin Didi, was a Maldivian politician who served as the first president of the Maldives and as the head of government between January 1, 1953, and August 21, 1953. Amin Didi was also the principal of Majeedhiyya School from 1946 to 1953.

Amin Didi was the leader of the first political party in the Maldives, Rayyithunge Muthagaddim Party. His political program included efforts to modernize the country, including the advancement of women, education in the Maldives, nationalising the fish export industry and an unpopular ban on tobacco smoking. (Full article...)

General images

The following are images from Maldives-related articles on Wikipedia.

Image 1Sign outside the Velana International Airport (from Maldives)
Image 2TMA Terminal (from Maldives)
Image 3The wreck of the Corbin, 1865 (from History of the Maldives)
Image 4Maldivian soldiers at a presidential address in February 2024 (from Maldives)
Image 5Each administrative atoll is marked, along with the thaana letter used to identify the atoll. Natural atolls are labelled in light blue. (from Maldives)
Image 6Yameen in 2014 (from History of the Maldives)
Image 717th SAARC summit in Addu City, Maldives (from Maldives)
Image 8Maalhosmadulu Atoll seen from space. Northern Maalhosmadulu Atoll and Southern Maalhosmadulu Atoll can be seen in this picture. (from Maldives)
Image 9Prime Minister Ibrahim Nasir signs independence agreement with the British on July 26, 1965. (from Maldives)
Image 10Flag of the Sultan of the Maldives (from Maldives)
Image 11Isdhoo Lōmāfānu is the oldest copper-plate book to have been discovered in the Maldives to date. The book was written in 1194 CE (590 AH) in the Evēla form of the Divehi akuru, during the reign of Siri Fennaadheettha Mahaa Radun (Dhinei Kalaminja). (from Maldives)
Image 12Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo hosts Maldivian Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid. (from Maldives)
Image 13Protesters in Malé in August 2004 (from History of the Maldives)
Image 14Flyboarding in Maldives (from Maldives)
Image 15The tsunami that struck Malé on 26 December 2004. Photo taken by Sofwathulla Mohamed while standing on his doorstep. His apartment was entirely washed out damaging all his belongings. (from History of the Maldives)
Image 161753 Van Keulen Map of Huvadu Atoll (inaccurate) (from History of the Maldives)
Image 17Maldives soft coral (from Maldives)
Image 18Malé, the capital of the Maldives (from Maldives)
Image 19Isdhoo Lōmāfānu is the oldest copper-plate book to have been discovered in the Maldives to date. The book was written in AD 1194 (590 AH) in the Evēla form of the Divehi akuru, during the reign of Siri Fennaadheettha Mahaa Radun (Dhinei Kalaminja). (from History of the Maldives)
Image 20Butorides striata in the Maldives (from Maldives)
Image 21Maahefun Festival in Fuvahmulah (from Maldives)
Image 22Velana International Airport (from Maldives)
Image 23Maldives against Bangladesh at the 2021 SAFF Championship. (from Maldives)
Image 24MNDF Marine Corps soldiers during a training exercise (from Maldives)
Image 25A plaque in Hukuru Mosque, Malé, Maldives, placed by Sultan Ibrahim Iskandhar on which Abu al-Barakat Yusuf al-Barbari's name is written. His last name is also read as "at-Tabrizi" instead of "al-Barbari". (from History of the Maldives)
Image 26A demonstration (Muzhaahira) in Fua Mulaku in support of the government, 1981. (from History of the Maldives)
Image 27Building set on fire in Malé during the September 2003 protests (from History of the Maldives)
Image 281598 Bertius map of the Maldives, issued in Middelburg, Netherlands. (from History of the Maldives)
Image 29Filitheyo island beach with tall palm trees and blue fresh lagoons (from Maldives)
Image 301742 drawing of shells of the money cowry, Cypraea moneta (from History of the Maldives)
Image 31Malé Friday Mosque Minaret, 1981 (from History of the Maldives)
Image 32Oriental sweetlips (Plectorhinchus vittatus) at Meeru Island, North Male Atoll (from Maldives)
Image 331753 Van Keulen Map of Ari Atoll (from History of the Maldives)
Image 34Detail of the 1662 Tabula Indiae orientalis by Frederik de Wit (from History of the Maldives)
Image 35The resort island of Landaa Giraavaru (Baa atoll) (from Maldives)
Image 36Life expectancy in the Maldives (from Maldives)
Image 37Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, President of the Maldives (1978–2008). (from History of the Maldives)
Image 3818th-century map by Pierre Mortier from the Netherlands, depicting with detail the islands of the Maldives (from Maldives)
Image 391920 British map of the Maldives (from History of the Maldives)
Image 40Dark clouds bringing heavy rain, common in the rainy season (from Maldives)
Image 41Protesters in Malé in August 2005 (from History of the Maldives)
Image 42Kashimaage Hakimatu, daughter of an excellent master carpenter boatbuilder, 1983. Fuvahmulah Island (from Culture of the Maldives)
Image 43A mechanised traditional inter-island dhoni stripped of its sails (from Maldives)
Image 44President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih congratulates Mohamed Nasheed Speaker of the People's Majlis in May 2019 (from Maldives)
Image 45A beach of Bathala island (from Maldives)
Image 46A baby sleeping on a swingbed. The duty of the older siblings is to keep it swinging. 1980 (from Culture of the Maldives)
Image 47Gage Naima dancing while she was a girl at the Royal Court in Male. Based on a picture taken around 1960. (from Culture of the Maldives)
Image 48An RAF Short Sunderland moored in the lagoon at Addu Atoll, during WWII (from Maldives)
Image 4917th-century Portuguese drawing of the fortress of Maldives and the archipelago. In Antonio Bocarro book of fortress (1632) (from Maldives)
Image 50Woman rocking a traditional Maldivian swingbed (un'dholi) holding a baby in local fashion. (from Culture of the Maldives)
Image 51A boy sandboarding in Fuvahmulah, Maldives (from Culture of the Maldives)
Image 52Malé harbour (from Maldives)
Image 5316th-century Portuguese illustration from the Códice Casanatense, depicting workers (from Maldives)
Image 54Copy of a magical drawing. Diguvando. Fuvahmulah. (from Culture of the Maldives)
Image 55A selection of traditional Maldivian oarblade patterns (from Culture of the Maldives)
Image 56Portuguese presence in the Maldives was established in 1558, by order of Constantino of Braganza, Viceroy of Portuguese India. (from Maldives)
Image 5718th-century map by Pierre Mortier of the Netherlands depicting with detail the islands of the Maldives. (from History of the Maldives)
Image 58Mohammed Waheed Hassan (from History of the Maldives)
Image 59Judaage Aminat Didi in 1982, wearing the simple customary libaas worn by all southern Maldivian women before the modern islamification promoted by President Maumoon. First "burugaa" headscarf reached Fuvahmulah only in 1989. (from Culture of the Maldives)
Image 60Thaana script (from Maldives)
Image 61Masroshi. Maldivian savory snacks (from Culture of the Maldives)

Selected biography

Haleem attending Olympus reopening ceremony, 2023

Mariyam Haleem (born 22 April 1962) is a Maldivian actress. (Full article...)

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The Maldives competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, from 15 September to 1 October 2000. The delegation's participation in the Sydney Olympics marked the Maldives' fourth appearance at the Summer Olympics since their debut at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Four athletes competed across two sports; Naseer Ismail and Shamha Ahmed in track and field, and Hassan Mubah and Fariha Fathimath in swimming. Neither advanced past the first round in their respective events, and no Maldivian has won a medal in any events. Naseer Ismail bore the Maldives' flag during the parade of nations of the opening ceremony. (Full article...)

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Malé Friday Mosque Maldives at the 2020 Summer Olympics Maldives at the 2016 Summer Olympics Maldives at the 2012 Summer Olympics Maldives at the 2004 Summer Olympics Maldives at the 1996 Summer Olympics Maldives at the 1992 Summer Olympics Maldives at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Did you know -

... that Maldives is the flattest country in the world.
... that The Maldives held the first underwater cabinet meeting.
... that Maldivian passport is the strongest passport in South Asia
... that The Maldives has the biggest whale shark population in the world.
... that there are 1,192 islands in the Maldives.
... that Maldives is the world's leading destination in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023
... that Maldives is the world's leading tourist board, 2022 and 2023

Selected Island -

Funadhoo (Dhivehi: ފުނަދޫ) is one of the inhabited islands of the Shaviyani Atoll administrative division and geographically part of the Miladhummadulhu Atoll in the Maldives. Funadhoo is a very common Maldivian place name and is derived from the Dhivehi name for the tree Calophyllum inophyllum (or Funa) which grows on the shores of some islands. It is the administrative capital of Shaviyani Atoll. (Full article...)

List of selected islands
Malé Hulhumalé Fuvahmulah Hulhumeedhoo Hulhulé Island Maafushi (Kaafu Atoll) Hanimaadhoo (Haa Dhaalu Atoll) Gan (Addu Atoll) Milandhoo Gaafaru Gulhi Huraa (Kaafu Atoll) Vilimalé Thulusdhoo Hithadhoo (Addu)

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... that the Maldives has the highest divorce rate in the world.

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