Geographic co-ordinates: 3 15N, 73 00E

Location: at the north of equator in the Indian Ocean. It is located to the southeast of India and Srilanka.

Area of Maldives: The tiny islands of Maldives spread over an area of 90,000 square kilometers, and this number is presented as the land area of Maldives. The dry land are of the islands is approximately 300 square kilometers.

Coastline: 644 km

Maritime claims: territorial sea: 12nm, exclusive economic zone: 200nm, Continental shelf: 200nm

Terrain: flat, with sandy beaches.

Climate: the Maldives have a hot tropical climate. There are two monsoons, the southwest from May to October and the northeast from November to April. Generally the southwest brings more wind and rain in June and July. The temperature rarely falls below 25 degree Celsius (77 degrees Fahrenheit)

Area Comparative: about 1.7 time the size of Washington, DC.

Map References: Asia