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Section size for Maldives (40 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	20,071	20,071
Etymology	9,315	9,315
History	46	50,091
Ancient history and settlement	5,060	5,060
Buddhist period	1,974	1,974
Islamic period	10,757	10,757
Protectorate period	5,877	5,877
Independence and republic	10,341	10,341
21st century	16,036	16,036
Geography	3,680	33,190
Climate	5,078	5,078
Sea level rise	9,182	9,182
Environment	1,656	1,656
Marine ecosystem	6,238	6,238
Wildlife	7,356	7,356
Government and politics	7,887	25,871
Law	6,019	6,019
Foreign relations	5,132	5,132
Military	3,153	3,153
Human rights	1,520	1,520
Administrative divisions	2,160	2,160
Economy	2,811	10,737
Tourism	4,605	6,498
Visitors	1,893	1,893
Fishing industry	1,428	1,428
Demographics	6,944	26,221
Religion	4,228	4,228
Languages	3,341	3,341
Population by locality	76	76
Health	3,567	3,567
Transportation	3,351	3,351
Education	4,714	4,714
Culture	1,640	9,074
Sports	4,169	4,169
Media	3,265	3,265
See also	172	172
Notes	43	43
References	28	28
Further reading	2,586	2,586
External links	3,582	3,582
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Bleached Corals?

Could somebody please place a picture of the bleached versus the still alive corals? This might help to understqnd the process. Thanks!

Definite article

Is the article "the" missing in some parts of the article? Most of the subtopic articles have it in their titles. 218.250.76.126 (talk) 13:13, 12 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Use of the definite article seems to vary, although from what I can gather from official sources (the official tourism website and the website for the President's office) using it seems to be preferred. I've gone ahead and changed all references to "Maldives" to "the Maldives" except for quotes or official names. PolarManne (talk) 17:26, 8 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

That's just bad English from media and journalists. At least we can use the World Geographical Names compiled by the United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names as a reference. They have two clear rules about using the definite article in country names:

No definite article should be used before Maldives, Seychelles, and Solomon Islands.
The definite article "The/the" should be used before Gambia (The Gambia), Niger (the Niger), and Sudan (the Sudan).

Link: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/geoinfo/geonames/ 203.46.37.2 (talk) 01:36, 1 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The capitalised "The" should also be used before Bahamas (i.e. The Bahamas). Vic Park (talk) 00:01, 18 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Comment The country's official name is the Republic of Maldives, not the Republic of the Maldives. Its constitution is called the Constitution of Maldives, not the Constitution of the Maldives. The United Nations does not use the definite article before Maldives in their official documents. However, some websites, including some local Maldivian websites, continue to use the definite article before Maldives.

Sources:

United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names – World Geographical Names: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/geoinfo/geonames/
Republic of Maldives – The President's Office: https://presidency.gov.mv/Pages/Index/15 203.46.37.2 (talk) 10:41, 30 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 12 January 2024

"Abdullah Afeef" is mentioned in the Independence and republic section and then spelt differently in the next sentence 75.28.142.235 (talk) 00:22, 13 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Rising Sea Level

A note should be added that coral atolls are made of coral, and coral will grow to match the rise of sea level. Therefore, it is unlikely that the Maldives will be sunk by rising sea levels any time soon. 70.71.56.249 (talk) 16:00, 23 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 31 January 2024

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Please add the following in culture subtitle. Its missing in the english version:

Destruction of culture

In 2011, an Islamist mob destroyed a monument engraved with an image of Buddha. In 2012, 35 irreplaceable Buddhist and Hindu art objects from the National Museum of the Maldives - the oldest dating back to the 6th century BC - were destroyed by Islamists who believed they were following Islamic law. Ali Waheed, director of the National Museum, explained: “The collection has been completely, totally destroyed.” The entire pre-Islamic history was affected. Among the works destroyed were the Bohomala sculptures, the Hanuman statues and a sculpture of the Hindu water god Makara. The 'Five-Faced Man', the only remaining archaeological evidence of a Buddhist era in the Maldives, was also destroyed, irreparably damaging the country's cultural heritage. The 'Coral Stones of the Buddha' were also destroyed.

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Francis, Krishan: Maldives Museum Reopens Minus Smashed Hindu Images. (Memento vom 21. Mai 2013 im Internet Archive) Associated Press (via Abcnews.go.com) 14. Februar 2012; abgerufen am 17. Februar 2012. (englisch)
Vikas Bajaj: Vandalism at Maldives Museum Stirs Fears of Extremism. In: New York Times, 14. Februar 2012; abgerufen am 15. Februar 2012
Invaluable Hindu and Buddhist Statues Destroyed in Maldives by Extremist Islamic Group. In: chakranews.com. The Chakra News, The Chakra, 23. Februar 2012, archiviert vom Original am 25. Dezember 2012; abgerufen am 25. Oktober 2023 (englisch). 94.114.89.213 (talk) 21:30, 31 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: Wikipedia is not a newspaper. M.Bitton (talk) 02:27, 1 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Tone of Protectorate Period Subsection

The section on Maldives protectorate period features a reference in its fourth paragraph to "the wily chief minister," a bit of editorializing which, combined with having only a single citation at the end of the section, suggests that the section may simply be copying closely from a single source, and could probably use the addition of more citations. Nbhive (talk) 18:06, 28 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I've removed the adjectives from both. There is no citation given and this article has been copied by other sites so many times it makes identifying a potential copyright violation difficult. It'd be best just to rewrite it fully, removing it is another option but some would take issue with removing unsourced statements without replacing them. Traumnovelle (talk) 03:44, 4 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Maldives banning Israeli passport holders from travel

I've removed this from the article, seems undue weight to belong in the history section. The more appropriate article Israel-Maldives relations is the more appropriate article for it. Traumnovelle (talk) 03:40, 4 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Official name

What's exactly the official name? "Republic of Maldives" or "Republic of the Maldives"? I haven't found a source on the article in this regards. RodRabelo7 (talk) 15:36, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@RodRabelo7 The official name is the "Republic of Maldives", most logos of ministries say "Republic of Maldives". Unilandofma (talk) 06:32, 2 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 9 October 2024

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In Al-Rehla book by Ibn Batuta, he writes that Abd Al-Aziz was the governer of Kinolhas Island when he visited there. Under the "Islamic period" section in this article, it is wrongly stated as Utheemu. So kindly please change Utheemu to Kinolhas. Maryam960 (talk) 12:04, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done MAL MALDIVE (talk) 10:32, 15 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 24 October 2024

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Traditionally the person who converted the Buddhist Maldivian king to Islam is known to be a Persian. According to the Taarikh, it was a Persian named Abdul Barakat Yusuf Shams ud-Dīn at-Tabrīzī. However, Ibn Batutta mentions him to be a Moroccan in his book Al-Rehla. The traditional Maldivian history does not mention him to be Somali. Therefore please change back "Somali" to "Persian or Moroccan". Maryam960 (talk) 00:48, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done Please provide a reliable source that supports the change. (Note that the source must be a secondary source). RegentsPark (comment) 17:18, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]