Maldives

n. Maldive Islands, country made up of approximately 2000 islands in the Indian Ocean southwest of India

The Maldives (or Maldive Islands) ( or ), officially the Republic of Maldives, is an island nation consisting of a group of atolls in the Indian Ocean. The Maldives is located south of India's Lakshadweep islands, and about seven hundred kilometers (435 mi) south-west of Sri Lanka. The Maldives' twenty-six atolls encompass a territory featuring 1,192 islets, roughly two hundred of which are inhabited by local communities.
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Noun
1. a republic on the Maldive Islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1965
(synonym) Republic of Maldives
(hypernym) country, state, land
(part-holonym) Maldives, Maldive Islands
(member-meronym) Maldivian, Maldivan
(part-meronym) Male
2. a group of about 1,200 small coral islands (about 220 inhabited) in the Indian ocean
(synonym) Maldive Islands
(hypernym) island
(part-holonym) Indian Ocean
(part-meronym) Maldives, Republic of Maldives

n. Maldives, Maldive Islands, country made up of approximately 2000 islands in the Indian Ocean southwest of India

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Background The Maldives was long a sultanate, first under Dutch and then under British protection. It became a republic in 1968, three years after independence. Since 1978, President Maumoon Abdul GAYOOM - currently in his sixth term in office - has dominated the islands' political scene. Following riots in the capital Male in August 2004, the president and his government have pledged to embark upon democratic reforms, including a more representative political system and expanded political freedoms. Tourism and fishing are being developed on the archipelago. Map of Maldives More about Maldives: Geography People Government Economy Communications Transportation Military Transnational Issues