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The Maldives is the smallest country in Asia. Including the sea, the territory spans roughly 90,000 square kilometres (35,000 sq mi), and a land area of 298 square kilometres (115 sq mi). The Maldives is one of the world's most geographically dispersed sovereign states, and the smallest Muslim-majority country by land area.
Geography of Maldives. / 3.250°N 73.000°E / 3.250; 73.000. Maldives is an island country in the Indian Ocean, South Asia, south-southwest of India. It has a total land size of 298 km 2 (115 sq mi) which makes it the smallest country in Asia. It consists of approximately 1,190 coral islands grouped in a double chain of 26 atolls ...
Maldivians ( Dhivehi pronunciation: [diˈʋehiŋ]; Dhivehi: ދިވެހިން, romanized : dhivehin) are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group and nation native to the historic region of the Maldive Islands, present day Republic of Maldives and the island of Minicoy in Union Territory of Lakshadweep, India. Maldivians share one culture and speak the ...
Maldives Sign Language. Maldivian Sign Language (MvSL) is a sign language that was developed, largely spontaneously, by deaf children in a number of schools in Maldives in the 2000. It is of particular interest to the linguists who study it because it offers a unique opportunity to study what they believe to be the birth of a new language.
Islam is the state religion of Maldives, and adherence to it is legally required for citizens by a revision of the constitution in 2008: Article 9, Section D and 10 states, A non-Muslim may not become a citizen of the Maldives. [14] The religion of the State of the Maldives is Islam. Islam shall be the one of the basis of all the laws of the ...
The story behind Whoopi Goldberg ’s name came straight from a real-life experience. “Once I started getting parts in plays, I wanted a name that sounded more interesting. Caryn Johnson wasn ...
Maldivian writing systems. Several Dhivehi scripts have been used by Maldivians during their history. The early Dhivehi scripts fell into the abugida category, while the more recent Thaana has characteristics of both an abugida and a true alphabet. An ancient form of Nagari script, as well as the Arabic and Devanagari scripts, have also been ...
Molly Sims, 51, opened up about aging and working in the public eye. “I’m not trying to look 30. I’m definitely not trying to look 20,” she said. The model and actress is comfortable with ...