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Detailed Analysis for Year: 2015
Full Dataset: from 1993 to 2014
Dataset updated: 17th March 2015
Data Source: CIA Factbook
National or Regional Currency: Rufiyaa
Currency Symbol: MVR
Location: Southern Asia, group of atolls in the Indian Ocean, south-southwest of India
Geographic Coordinates: 3 15 N, 73 00 E
Map References: Asia
Area: total: 298 sq km ; land: 298 sq km ; water: 0 sq km
Area - Comparative: about 1.7 times the size of Washington, DC
Terrain: flat, with white sandy beaches
Elevation Extremes(M): lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m ; highest point: unnamed location on Viligili in the Addu Atholhu 2.4 m
Land Boundaries(Km): 0 km
Coastline: 644 km
Maritime Claims: measured from claimed archipelagic straight baselines ; territorial sea: 12 nm ; contiguous zone: 24 nm ; exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Geography - Note: smallest Asian country; archipelago of 1,190 coral islands grouped into 26 atolls (200 inhabited islands, plus 80 islands with tourist resorts); strategic location astride and along major sea lanes in Indian Ocean