About Maldives
The Maldives is a country in Southern Asia, one of the 47 countries of Asia on GlobeQuizz. Its full official name is Republic of the Maldives. In Arabic, the name is written المالديف, and the capital ماليه. Its geographic centre lies in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
The capital of the Maldives is Malé. Malé lies at about 4° north and 73° east. The official language of the Maldives is Maldivian. Its currency is the Maldivian Rufiyaa, with the symbol Rf and the international code MVR.
The Maldives covers about 300 square kilometres, which puts it 187th by area among the 195 countries on GlobeQuizz. It has no land border with any other country; the sea surrounds its territory on every side. Other countries in Southern Asia include India, Iran, and Pakistan. To practise flags, capitals and currencies, play the Asia quiz on GlobeQuizz, which mixes the Maldives with the other countries of the same region.