Geography & environment — Maldives
Location, land area, terrain, climate, and natural resources.
Profile updated 2026-06-02
⚡ Geography & environment at a glance
Location, land area, terrain, climate, and natural resources. Key figure for Maldives: Asia
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Location & size
- Geographic Location
Asia
- Geographic Coordinates
3 15 N, 73 00 E
- Total Area
115 Square Miles 298 Square Kilometers
- Land Area
115 Square Miles 298 Square Kilometers
- Coastline
400 Miles 644 Kilometers
Physical geography
- Terrain
flat, with white sandy beaches
- Highest Point
2 Meters
- Highest Point Location
unnamed location on Wilingili island in the Addu Atoll 2.4 m
- Lowest Point Location
Indian Ocean 0 m
- Natural Resources
fish
Climate & time
- Time Zone
UTC+5 (10 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Climate
- Climate
- tropical
- hot, humid
- dry, northeast monsoon (November to March)
- rainy, southwest monsoon (June to August)
- Terrain
flat, with white sandy beaches
- Location
Southern Asia, group of atolls in the Indian Ocean, south-southwest of India
- Total Area
115 Square Miles 298 Square Kilometers
Environment
- Environment - Current Issues
depletion of freshwater aquifers threatens water supplies; global warming and sea level rise; coral reef bleaching
- Environment - 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