Maldives

The Maldives is an island country in Asia with no land borders at all. Its capital is Malé.

Capital: Malé
Population: 529,676
Area: 300 km²
Land borders: 0
Currency: Maldivian rufiyaa (MVR)

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The Maldives borders no country

No land borders at all, so none to cross.

The Maldives is one of the countries a border graph cannot help you with — no neighbours to reason from, the map above is the whole hint.

Other island countries in Asia

Nowhere to cross

No land borders at all.

The Maldives touches no other country, so there is no neighbour to reason from — on the Asia Map Quiz you find it by its own shape (or its dot) or not at all. That is not as lonely as it sounds: 39 of the 195 countries on the world map are in the same position.

0
land borders — nothing to touch
39
countries on the world map with no land border at all
49
countries on the Asia map

The capital

Malé

In Capital Rush you see the Maldives and four capitals; this is the right one. It comes up on the Asia map and the world map: twice the chances to get it wrong.

The flag

Flag Blitz shows this flag and four countries. The Maldives is the right one.

ISO code: MV
Currency: Maldivian rufiyaa (MVR)
Official language: Maldivian
Quiz maps: Asia · World

Maldives, asked and answered

What countries border the Maldives?

None. The Maldives shares a land border with no country, so there is none to cross.

What is the capital of the Maldives?

Malé. It is the answer the Asia Capitals Quiz wants when the Maldives comes up, and the World Capitals Quiz with it.

What continent is the Maldives in?

Asia. It is one of 49 countries on that map, and one of 195 on the world map.

Where can I practise finding the Maldives on a map?

On the Asia Map Quiz — a blank map of Asia, ten countries to find, no labels. The Maldives is in the pool, along with every other country on that map.

Where these numbers come from →

Can you find the Maldives on a blank map?

It is on the same map as every other country in Asia. Ten countries a round, picked at random: keep playing until it comes up. No sign-up.

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