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Maldives - Wikipedia PDF
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Demonym(s) Maldivian
Independence
Area
Population
• Density 1,102.5/km2
(2,855.5/sq mi) (11th)
GDP (PPP) 2018 estimate
GDP (nominal) 2018 estimate
Gini (2005–2013) 37.4[10]
medium · 76th (CIA)
HDI (2017) 0.717[11]
high · 101st
Toponymy
The name "Maldives" may derive from the
Tamil words maalai (garland / evening)
and theevu (island),[19] or මාල ව න
(Maala Divaina, "Necklace Islands") in
Sinhala.[20] The Maldivian people are called
Dhivehin. The word theevu (archaic heevu,
related to Tamil தீ , dheevu) means
"island", and Dhives (Dhivehin) means
"islanders" (i.e., Maldivians).
Buddhist period
Isdhoo Lōmāfānu is the oldest copper-plate book to
have been discovered in the Maldives to date. The
Islamic period
The importance of the Arabs as traders in
the Indian Ocean by the 12th century may
partly explain why the last Buddhist king of
Maldives Dhovemi converted to Islam in
the year 1153 (or 1193), adopting the Muslim
title of Sultan Muhammad al Adil, and
initiating a series of six Islamic dynasties
that lasted until 1932 when the sultanate
became elective. The formal title of the
sultan up to 1965 was, Sultan of Land and
Sea, Lord of the twelve-thousand islands
and Sultan of the Maldives which came
with the style Highness.
Colonial period
21st century
Geography
Environment
Marine ecosystem
Government
Independence Square in Malé
Human rights
Foreign relations
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo hosts Maldivian
foreign minister Abdulla Shahid
Military
Administrative divisions
Each administrative atoll is marked, along with the
thaana letter used to identify the atoll. Natural atolls
are labelled in light blue. Full view of the map .
Economy
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verification. Learn more
Malé harbour
Fishing industry
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verification. Learn more
Demographics
Malé, the capital of the Maldives
Population[7]
Year Million
1950 0.07
2000 0.3
2016 0.4
2018 0.45
Religion
Languages
Thaana script
The official and common language is
Dhivehi, an Indo-Aryan language closely
related to the Sinhala language of Sri
Lanka. The first known script used to write
Dhivehi is the eveyla akuru script, which is
found in historical recording of kings
(raadhavalhi). Later a script called dhives
akuru was used for a long period. The
present-day script is called Thaana and is
written from right to left. Thaana is said to
have been introduced by the reign of
Mohamed Thakurufaanu.
Culture
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verification. Learn more
Transportation
TMA Terminal
Education
The Maldives National University is one of
the country's three institutions of higher
education. Its mission statement is as
follows:
See also
Index of Maldives-related articles
Outline of Maldives
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Further reading
Divehiraajjege Jōgrafīge Vanavaru.
Muhammadu Ibrahim Lutfee. G.Sōsanī. Malé
1999.
H. C. P. Bell, The Maldive Islands, An account
of the Physical Features, History, Inhabitants,
Productions and Trade. Colombo 1883,
ISBN 81-206-1222-1.
H.C.P. Bell, The Maldive Islands; Monograph
on the History, Archaeology and Epigraphy.
Reprint Colombo 1940. Council for Linguistic
and Historical Research. Malé 1989.
H.C.P. Bell, Excerpta Maldiviana. Reprint
Colombo 1922/35 edn. Asian Educational
Services. New Delhi 1999.
Divehi Tārīkhah Au Alikameh. Divehi Bahāi
Tārikhah Khidmaiykurā Qaumī Markazu.
Reprint 1958 edn. Malé, Maldives 1990.
Christopher, William (1836–38). Transactions
of the Bombay Geographical Society, Vol. I.
Bombay.
Lieut. I.A. Young & W. Christopher, Memoirs
on the Inhabitants of the Maldive Islands.
Geiger, Wilhelm. Maldivian Linguistic Studies.
Reprint 1919 edn. Asian Educational Services.
Delhi 1999.
Hockly, T.W. The Two Thousand Isles. Reprint
1835 edn. Asian Educational Services. Delhi
2003.
Hideyuki Takahashi, Maldivian National
Security –And the Threats of Mercenaries,
The Round Table (London), No. 351, July 1999,
pp. 433–444.
Malten, Thomas: Malediven und Lakkadiven.
Materialien zur Bibliographie der Atolle im
Indischen Ozean. Beiträ
ge zur Südasien-
Forschung Südasien-Institut Universitä
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Heidelberg, Nr. 87. Franz Steiner Verlag.
Wiesbaden, 1983.
Vilgon, Lars: Maldive and Minicoy Islands
Bibliography with the Laccadive Islands.
Published by the author. Stockholm, 1994.
Clarence Maloney, People of the Maldive
Islands, Orient Black Swan, 2013
Xavier Romero-Frias, The Maldive Islanders :
a study of the popular culture of an ancient
ocean kingdom, NEI, 1999
Xavier Romero-Frias, Folk Tales of the
Maldives, Nordic Institute of Asian Studies,
2012
Djan Sauerborn, The Perils of Rising
Fundamentalism in the Maldives ,
International Relations and Security Network
(ISN), Zürich, September 2013
Djan Sauerborn, Failing to Transition:
Democratization under Stress in the
Maldives , South Asia Democratic Forum
(SADF), February 2015
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