Maldives

Key facts

Land borders

Maldives shares no land border with another sovereign state.

Maldives in the game

Every puzzle gives three claims that exactly one country satisfies. Maldives is a deep cut — answers this obscure only show up in hard puzzles. These are the 26 claims from the pool that are true of Maldives, rarest first — the fewer countries share a claim, the harder it works for you on the board.

• The equator passes through it1 of 13
• Its flag features a crescent moon1 of 14
• Its name begins with “M”1 of 18
• Its capital city's name begins with “M”1 of 19
• Has more than 350 people per km²1 of 23
• Has no point higher than 500 m above sea level1 of 23
• Its name and its capital city begin with the same letter1 of 28
• Has an area smaller than 10,000 km²1 of 32
• Has fewer than 1 million people1 of 37
• Has no land borders1 of 40
• Has no point higher than 1,000 m above sea level1 of 41
• Is an island nation1 of 47
• Is in Asia1 of 48
• Drives on the left1 of 54
• Is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations1 of 56
• Has an area smaller than 50,000 km²1 of 69
• Its flag contains green1 of 83
• Borders fewer than 3 countries1 of 84
• Has an area smaller than 100,000 km²1 of 88
• Has fewer than 10 million people1 of 100
• Has exactly one official language1 of 130
• Has an area smaller than 500,000 km²1 of 144
• Has a coastline1 of 151
• Its flag contains red1 of 152
• Does not have a monarch as head of state1 of 153
• Lies within a single time zone1 of 177