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3 15 N, 73 00 E
Regional Information

Southern Asia, group of atolls in the Indian Ocean, south-southwest of India

Capital City

Male
Regional Relationships

No disputes
Environmental: Goals/Challenges/Agreements

Challenges

Depletion of freshwater aquifers threatens water supplies; global warming and sea level rise; coral reef bleaching

International Agreements

Party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Humanitarian Projects
Native Languages

Maldivian Dhivehi (dialect of Sinhala, script derived from Arabic), English spoken by most government officials
Climate

tropical; hot, humid; dry, northeast monsoon (November to March); rainy, southwest monsoon (June to August)