Republic of Maldives

This article is about the specific polity Republic of Maldives and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

If you are looking for the page with the statistics about this polity you can find it here:All Statistics

Is an archipelagic state in South Asia, situated in the Indian Ocean. It lies southwest of Sri Lanka and India. The archipelago became independent from the United Kingdom in 1965 and was named Republic of Maldives in 1969.