{"id":48250,"date":"2026-07-15T12:08:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T06:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=48250"},"modified":"2026-07-15T15:33:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T10:03:45","slug":"maldives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/maldives\/","title":{"rendered":"Maldives"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Maldives Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the first round of negotiations for the India-Maldives Free Trade Agreement (FTA) concluded successfully. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Maldives<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is an <\/span><b>island country<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of South Asia located in the <\/span><b>Arabian Sea region of the Indian Ocean.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is located about 700 km (430 mi) off the coast of mainland Asia and to the <\/span><b>southwest of India.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has over 1,110 islands grouped into a <\/span><b>double chain of 26 atolls.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Capital City:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Male<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Geographical Features of Maldives<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Topography:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The topography of each of the islands vary from mostly sand to marshy wetlands.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is<\/span><b> separated from Lakshadweep<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by the <\/span><b>Eight Degree Channel<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a crucial sea route for India\u2019s maritime movement.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Coral Reefs: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is home to the <\/span><b>7th largest coral reef system<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the world, contributing 3.14% of global reef area.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The average height of the islands does not <\/span><b>exceed 1.7 m above mean sea level.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Gan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the country&#8217;s largest island and is <\/span><b>located in the Laamu Atoll.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/newsonair.gov.in\/fta-between-india-and-maldives-expected-to-enhance-market-access-and-investment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">News On Air<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maldives is an island country of South Asia located in the Arabian Sea region of the Indian Ocean. 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