GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Maldives, in full Republic of Maldives, also called Maldive Islands, independent island country in the north-central Indian Ocean. It consists of a chain of about 1, 200 small coral islands and sandbanks (some 200 of which are inhabited), grouped in clusters, or atolls.

Detailed explanation-2: -Maldives, officially the Republic of Maldives, is an archipelagic state in the Indian subcontinent of Asia, situated in the Indian Ocean. It lies southwest of Sri Lanka and India, about 700 kilometres from the Asian continent’s mainland.

Detailed explanation-3: -Maldives Islands is in southern Asia, in the Indian Ocean. It’s in the north central part of the Indian Ocean, in an area that is about 510 miles long and 80 miles wide, southwest of the coast of India. Maldives is north of the equator and in both the eastern and northern hemispheres.

Detailed explanation-4: -Maldives is an island country in the Indian Ocean, South Asia, south-southwest of India. It has a total land size of 298 km2 (115 sq mi) which makes it the smallest country in Asia.