where are maldives
The Maldives (/ËmÉldiËvz/, /ËmÉËldiËvz/, /ËmÉËldaÉªvz/ or /ËmÃ¦ldaÉªvz/), officially the Republic of Maldives (Maldivian: ÞÞ¨ÞÞ¬ÞÞ¨ÞÞ§ÞÞ°ÞÞ­ÞÞ¬ ÞÞªÞÞ°ÞÞ«ÞÞ¨ÞÞ°ÞÞ§, Dhivehi Raa'jeyge Jumhooriyya), is a South Asian island country, located in the Indian Ocean, situated in the Arabian Sea. It lies southwest of India and Sri Lanka.