Maldives

A sultanate since the 12th century, the Maldives became a British protectorate in 1887 and a republic in 1968, three years after independence.

Government type: presidential republic. Chief of state: President Mohamed MUIZZU (since 17 November 2023).

Facts

Capital	Malé
Region	Southern Asia, group of atolls in the Indian Ocean, south-southwest of India
Area	total : 298 sq km; land: 298 sq km; water: 0 sq km
Population	388,858 (2024 est.)
Languages	Dhivehi (official, closely related to Sinhala, script derived from Arabic), English (spoken by most government officials)
Currency	rufiyaa (MVR)
Time zone	to be filled
ccTLD	.mv

Refugees

Camps hosting refugees, asylum-seekers, and internally displaced persons (IDPs) inside the country. Operators use this to track population movement, NGO and UN footprint, humanitarian access corridors, and the political pressure conflict generates on the host. Cross-reference UNHCR Operational Data Portal, IOM DTM, and ReliefWeb before relying on the entry.

Camp	Population	Origin	Location	Notes
to be filled	to be filled	to be filled	to be filled	to be filled