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Created page with "'''Maldives''', officially the Republic of Maldives, is an archipelagic nation in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean southwest of Sri Lanka and India, covering approximately 298 km² across 26 atolls with a population of about 521,000 as of 2024.<ref name="CIA2024">{{Cite web |title=Maldives |url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/maldives/ |publisher=CIA World Factbook |date=2024-12-01 |access-date=2025-05-30}}</ref> Known for its luxury tourism, cora..."