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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.
 
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 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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