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Key facts
Capital:Male
Location:Southern Asia, group of atolls in the Indian Ocean, south-southwest of India
Currency:rufiyaa (MVR)
Area:298 sq km
Population:390,669 (July 2021 est.)
Languages:Dhivehi (official, dialect of Sinhala, script derived from Arabic), English (spoken by most government officials)
Religion:Sunni Muslim (official)
TimeZone:UTC+5
Tel Code:+960
