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Maldives: map and facts

The Maldives is in Southern Asia. It has 529,676 people (2025), the 166th largest population. It covers 300 km², the 186th largest by area. That is about 1,766 people per km². Its highest point is Mount Villingili, at 5 m.

The Maldives and the sea around it. The triangle marks its highest point, Mount Villingili; the circle marks its capital, Malé. Boundaries follow India’s official position.

Facts

Population: 529,676 (2025, World Bank)
Area: 300 km² (2024, World Bank). This figure covers a different area from the one this map shows: as drawn, about 103 km².
Capital: Malé
Highest point: Mount Villingili, 5 m (Wikidata)
Forest: 12.5% of the land (2024, World Bank)

Mountains and landscapes

Its highest peaks:

Mount Villingili: 5 m (its highest point)

Plateaus, plains, deserts and other regions: Maldive Islands.

Land

Landforms, worked out from the height of the land (USGS GMTED2010): plains 100%.

Forests covered 12.5% of its land in 2024, up from 12.4% in 1990 (World Bank).

Neighbours

The Maldives has no land borders on this map.

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Sources

India’s boundaries are drawn according to India’s official position, simplified for small-scale maps (data: Natural Earth, India view). Each figure shows its year and source; some are rounded. Data release 2026.2.

Natural Earth (naturalearthdata.com), public domain. Boundaries follow India's official position (Natural Earth's India point of view). Terms
GMTED2010 courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey (Danielson and Gesch 2011, USGS Open-File Report 2011-1073). Terms
The World Bank: World Development Indicators, Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL): UN Population Division, national statistical offices (2025 data, retrieved 2026-10-17). CC BY 4.0. Rounded by Make Me Smarter. Terms
The World Bank: World Development Indicators, Surface area (AG.SRF.TOTL.K2): FAO (2024 data, retrieved 2026-10-17). CC BY 4.0. Terms
The World Bank: World Development Indicators, Forest area (% of land area) (AG.LND.FRST.ZS): FAO, FAOSTAT (2024 data, retrieved 2026-10-17). CC BY 4.0. Rounded by Make Me Smarter. Terms
Wikidata (CC0): names, capitals, peak heights and river lengths, checked by Make Me Smarter. Terms
Landforms worked out by Make Me Smarter from GMTED2010.

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