Maldives

Ia Maldives, in longer forme id Dhivehi Jumhuriat (Dhivehi : ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާ) est un insulen nation in id Arab Mar part ios Hindi Ocean, consistend un double zangir om dwogim-six atolls, orienten nordtos-sudtro, qua strehce inter Minicoy Insule (id sudbors iom Lakschadwihps, Hind) ed id Chagos Archipelegv. Ta zangirs lyehge in id Lakschadwihpen Mar, ed ids nagor, Malé, wehst circa 600 km sudwester quem Hind ed 750 sudwester quem Sri Lanka. 
Ids population em 328 536 weikers (2012) habitet 192 idsen 1192 insules. Est id smulkst Asiat land bo dayir population ed land superficie. Samt uno mutawassit grund hoge os 1,5 m uper marnivell, est tienxia ghemst land. Est idschi land samt id ghemst natural hogst pointo tienxia, quod mikdart 2,4 m. Id official ed commun bahsa est Dhivehi, un Hindaryo bahsa lyt samlik ad Elu, ei ancian Sinhala bahsa. Id Dhivehi rupia est id rawaj iom Maldives. 
 Ia Maldives buir un britisch protectorat ex 1887 do 1965. Id islami sultanat in amt buit tayn ab un Jumhuriat in 1968. In 1988, un coup d'etat organisen ab Maldivis neudend srilankan Tamils hat duyst ob id intervention ios hindi armee : multipartisme buit introduct in 2005 ed in 2008 oino iom magnen rjienbwutsen ios opposition, Mohamed Nasheed, buit elect President. Bet, in februar 2012, un coup d'etat hat azwlihn iom.
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