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  2. Maldives - Wikipedia

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    The Maldives, [d] officially the Republic of Maldives, [e] and historically known as the Maldive Islands, is a country and archipelagic state in South Asia in the Indian Ocean. The Maldives is southwest of Sri Lanka and India , about 750 kilometres (470 miles; 400 nautical miles) from the Asian continent's mainland.

  3. List of Maldivian flags - Wikipedia

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    The Prince's Flag: A horizontal tricolour of orange, white and blue 1652–1672: States Flag: A horizontal tricolour of red, white and blue 1796–1903: 3rd flag of the Kingdom of Maldives: A simple red field [6] 1903–1926: 4th flag of the Kingdom of Maldives: A red field with a black and white hoist 1926–1953: Final and national flag of ...

  4. List of island countries - Wikipedia

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    South America has only one independent sovereign island nation with Trinidad and Tobago; though considered a Caribbean island country, it is located on the northern portion of the South American continental shelf just 11 kilometres (6 nautical miles) off Venezuela, but 130 kilometres (70 nautical miles) from Grenada, the nearest of the Antilles.

  5. Known as the "Civic Flag", it was first adopted by the IV Division of the Army of the Andes, formed by San Juan natives during the Argentine war for Independence. It is also known as the "Cabot Flag" as the IV Division was led by Lieutenant General Juan Manuel Cabot. It is the only flag of an Argentine province whose reverse differs from the ...

  6. Outline of the Maldives - Wikipedia

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    The Maldives – island nation comprising a group of atolls in the Indian Ocean. [1] The Maldives is located south of India's Lakshadweep islands, and about seven hundred kilometres (435 mi) south-west of Sri Lanka. The twenty-six atolls of Maldives' encompass a territory featuring 1,192 islets, two hundred and fifty islands of which are inhabited.

  7. List of national flags of sovereign states - Wikipedia

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    The flag of Brazil being digitally drawn on a computer. The flag of Papua New Guinea on the patch of a soldier. A sports fan waving the flag of South Africa. Giant flag of Turkey made of Lego bricks. Flag of the United States on the moon during the Apollo 15 moon landing. Flags of the United Kingdom and India are hung during a political meeting.

  8. Malé - Wikipedia

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    Malé [a] is the capital and most populous city of the Maldives.With a population of 211,908 in 2022 [1] within its administrative area and coterminous geographical area of 8.30 square kilometres (3.20 sq mi), Malé is also one of the most densely populated cities in the world.

  9. Category:Flags of South America - Wikipedia

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    Flags of Brazil (2 C, 5 P) C. ... List of country subdivision flags in South America This page was last edited on 22 June 2024, at 20:55 (UTC). Text ...