Where is Maldives? Location on World Map, Geography, Facts

Maldives is an island nation of Southern Asia situated in the north-central Indian Ocean. It lies southwest of India and Sri Lanka, and It lies between latitudes 1°S and 8°N, and longitudes 72° and 74°E. The Maldives consists of 1,192 coral islands grouped in a double chain of 26 atolls. Malé is the Cpital of Maldives.

Location Map of Maldives

About Map: Map showing location of Maldives in the Indian Ocean in Southern Asia.

Where is Maldives located

The given Maldives location map shows that Maldives is located in the Indian Ocean. Maldives consists of a chain of about 1,200 small coral islands and sandbanks, which are constituted of a double chain of about 26 atolls. It lies between the Minicoy Island (Lakshadweep islands, India) and Chagos Archipelago. Maldives closest neighbours are India, about 600 kilometres north-north-east, and Sri Lanka, about 645 kilometres north-east.

Surprisingly, the atolls of the Maldives comprise of a territory spread over approximately 90,000 square kilometers. This geographic feature categorizes it as one of the most dispersed countries in the world in terms area. The government type of Maldives is a presidential republic where the President used to be head of the government as well as head of the state. Maldives are the smallest Asian island country in terms of geographic area as well as population. By virtue of being located in the Indian Ocean, the climate of Mildives are largely controlled; and hence, Maldives posses mild temperatures. The variation of temperature is also low. The country's economy is largely depends upon the tourism. Since, the coral islands have so much natural beautiful landscape featured with mild climate and other beauties islands attract thousands of tourists every year.

Top 10 Islands of the Maldives by Area

Population figures (2022) are from the Maldives Bureau of Statistics and related sources.

Maldives Country Facts

Places to Visit & Top Attractions in Maldives