Where is Maldives?

Maldives is a country in South Asia.

Maldives in gold, circled where it is too small to see. Drawn from the outlines the game uses.

Type: Country
Continent: Asia
Region: South Asia
Land borders: None. It shares no land border with another country.
Hemispheres: Northern; Eastern
Capital city: 4.18° N, 73.51° E

About Maldives

The Maldives is an Indian Ocean country of 26 atolls with its capital at Malé. Its history includes Buddhist kingdoms and a long sultanate. Tourism transformed its economy while rising seas threaten its low islands.

Clues from Atlas Daily

Round 4 on 28 September 2026 (#27), hardest clue first:

The industrial island of Thilafushi receives most waste from this country's capital and nearby resorts.
This island nation helped found the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation.
A tsunami devastated this Indian Ocean island country on 26 December 2004.
This island nation is Asia's smallest country.

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Myanmar 3,000 km away
United Arab Emirates 3,000 km away

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Sources: Wikipedia: Maldives. Borders, area and map from Natural Earth 1:50m outlines, the same ones the game uses.