Outline of Maldives

Summary

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Maldives:

The location of the Maldives
An enlargeable map of the Republic of Maldives

The Maldivesisland nation comprising a group of atolls in the Indian Ocean.[1] The Maldives is located south of India's Lakshadweep islands, and about seven hundred kilometres (435 mi) south-west of Sri Lanka. The twenty-six atolls of Maldives' encompass a territory featuring 1,192 islets, two hundred and fifty islands of which are inhabited.

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. Instead, classical Sanskrit texts mention the "Hundred Thousand Islands" (Lakshadweepa). Another theory suggests that the name "Maldives" derives from the Tamil "malai tivu" meaning "island of hills." Some medieval Arab travellers such as Ibn Batuta called the islands "Mahal Dibiyat" from the Arabic word Mahal ("palace")."[4] This is the name presently inscribed in the scroll of the Maldive state emblem.

The religion original settlers of the islands is most likely to be Hinduism. Then around Ashoka's period, in the 3rd century BC, they converted to Buddhism. Islam was introduced in 1153. The Maldives came then under the influence of the Portuguese (1558) and the Dutch (1654) seaborne empires, and in 1887 it became a British protectorate. In 1965, the Maldives obtained independence from Britain (originally under the name "Maldive Islands"), and in 1968 the Sultanate was replaced by a Republic. The growing dependence of the Maldives on China is driving the island nation towards concerning levels of economic indebtedness.[5]

The Maldives is the smallest Asian country in terms of population and area. It is also the smallest entirely Muslim nation in the world.

General reference edit

 
An enlargeable basic map of Maldives

Geography of Maldives edit

Geography of Maldives

Environment of Maldives edit

 
An enlargeable satellite image of Maldives

Natural geographic features of Maldives edit

Regions of Maldives edit

Ecoregions of Maldives edit

Administrative divisions of Maldives edit

  • Haa Alifu Atoll
  • Haa Dhaalu Atoll
  • Shaviyani Atoll
  • Noonu Atoll
  • Raa Atoll
  • Baa Atoll
  • Lhaviyani Atoll
  • Kaafu Atoll
  • Alifu Atoll
  • Vaavu Atoll
  • Meemu Atoll
  • Faafu Atoll
  • Dhaalu Atoll
  • Thaa Atoll
  • Laamu Atoll
  • Gaafu Alifu Atoll
  • Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll
  • Gnaviyani Atoll
  • Seenu Atoll
Municipalities of Maldives edit

Municipalities of Maldives

Demography of Maldives edit

Demographics of Maldives

Government and politics of Maldives edit

Politics of Maldives

Branches of the government of Maldives edit

Government of Maldives

Executive branch of the government of Maldives edit

Legislative branch of the government of Maldives edit

Judicial branch of the government of Maldives edit

Court system of Maldives

Foreign relations of Maldives edit

Foreign relations of Maldives

International organization membership edit

The Republic of Maldives is a member of:[1]

Law and order in Maldives edit

Law of Maldives

Military of Maldives edit

Military of Maldives

History of Maldives edit

History of Maldives

Culture of Maldives edit

Culture of Maldives

Art in Maldives edit

Sports in Maldives edit

Sports in Maldives

Economy and infrastructure of Maldives edit

Economy of Maldives

Education in Maldives edit

Education in Maldives

See also edit

Maldives

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Maldives". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 7, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
  2. ^ Caldwell, Comparative Dravidian Grammar, p. 27-28
  3. ^ J Hogendorn and M Johnson, The Shell Money of the Slave Trade, p. 20-22
  4. ^ Ibn Batuta, Travels in Asia and Africa, translated by A.R. Gibb
  5. ^ "A Chinese connection that will prove costly for the Maldives". Hindustan Times. 2017-12-10. Retrieved 2023-07-12.

External links edit

  Wikimedia Atlas of Maldives

Government
  • The President's Office - Republic of Maldives
  • (in Dhivehi and English) Information Ministry
Maps
  • Google Maps satellite image of the Maldives
  • WikiMapia.org annotated map of the Maldives
  • Maps of the Maldivian Atolls
Overviews and Data
  • CIA World Fact Book on Maldives
  • "Maldives: Paradise soon to be lost". BBC News. 2004-07-28. Retrieved 2008-08-05.
History and Culture
  • Anthropologic, Ethnographic and Ethnologic information about the Maldives
  • MaldivesCulture.com Single source of Maldives history in English translated from the Official 'Thareehk'(History) documentation & more