ASIA
Level 2 — Exercise Increased Caution
Maldives
Level 2 — Exercise Increased Caution
Population
515,132
Exchange Rate
1 USD = 15.42 MVR
Advisory
Level 2
GDP/Capita
$13,379
Health Alerts
0
Last Updated
Apr 27, 2026
About MaldivesOverview, geography, and key facts
Maldives, officially the Republic of Maldives, and historically known as the Maldive Islands, is an archipelagic country in South Asia, located in the eastern Arabian Sea, within the northern Indian Ocean. Maldives is southwest of Sri Lanka and India, about 750 kilometres from the Asian continent's mainland. Maldives' chain of 26 atolls stretches across the equator from Ihavandhippolhu Atoll in the north to Addu Atoll in the south.
Capital
Malé
Population
515,132
Area
300 km²
Languages
Maldivian
Currency
Maldivian rufiyaa (MVR)
GDP/Capita
$13,379
Travel AdvisoryU.S. Department of State
Gov Data
Exercise increased caution due to heightened risks to safety and security.
Currency & Economy
- Currency
- Maldivian rufiyaa (MVR)
- Exchange Rate
- 1 USD = 15.42 MVR
- GDP
- $7.1B
- GDP per Capita
- $13,379
Visa Fee Estimate
$185 USD
2,853 MVR
Based on current Treasury exchange rate
Development
- Life Expectancy
- 81.0 years
Geography & Practical Details
- Region
- Asia
- Capital
- Malé
- Area
- 300 km²
- Population
- 515,132
- Timezone
- UTC+05:00
- Languages
- Maldivian
- Calling Code
- +960
- Drives On
- Left
- ISO Code
- MV