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Entity: | Maldives | Main prefix: | 8Q | Callsigns series: | 8QA-8QZ | Time zone: | +5 h | Continent: | Asia | ITU zone: | 41 | CQ zone: | 22 |
Maldives | Maps: | ![[182 kB]](Mapy/Big/Maldives_Is.gif) | |
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Flag | Flag description | ![Details... [2 kB]](Bazy_danych/Flagi/Miniatury/mv-lgflag.gif) | Red with a large green rectangle in the center bearing a vertical white crescent; the closed side of the crescent is on the hoist side of the flag. |
Maldives | Capital: | Male
| Administrative divisions: | 7 provinces and 1 municipality*; Dhekunu (South), Maale*, Mathi Dhekunu (Upper South), Mathi Uthuru (Upper North), Medhu (Central), Medhu Dhekunu (South Central), Medhu Uthuru (North Central), and Uthuru (North).
| Population: | 320,165 (July 2002 est.)
| Languages: | Maldivian Dhivehi (dialect of Sinhala, script derived from Arabic), English spoken by most government officials
| Geographic coordinates: | 3° 15' N, 73° 00' E | Area total: | 300 sq. km
| Land area: | 300 sq. km | Water area: | 0 sq. km | Total land boundaries: | 0 km | Coastline: | 644 km
| Elevation extremes: | Indian Ocean 0 m - unnamed location on Wilingili island in the Addu Atoll 2.4 m
| Internet country code: | .mv | Currency: | rufiyaa (MVR)
| Name - conventional long form: | Republic of Maldives | Name - conventional short form: | Maldives | Name - local long form: | Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa | Name - local short form: | Dhivehi Raajje | Independence: | 26 July 1965 (from UK)
| Constitution: | adopted January 1998
| Government type: | republic
| National holiday: | Independence Day, 26 July (1965)
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