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Maldives

67 km² · 190th largest of 193

Land borders

None. Maldives shares no land border with any country.

Nearest countries

Size

About 67 km², which is roughly the size of San Marino.

Facts that mention Maldives

What is the average elevation of the Maldives?

About 1.5 m

The Maldives averages roughly 1.5 m, with its highest natural point under 3 m. That is the lowest of any country, and the reason sea-level rise is an existential rather than economic question there.

Which country has the lowest average elevation?

The Maldives

The Maldives averages about 1.5 m. The Netherlands averages about 30 m despite a quarter of it being below sea level, because of higher ground in the east.

Roughly how many countries does the equator pass through?

About 13

Around 13 countries, depending on whether maritime territory counts: Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Sao Tome and Principe, Gabon, Congo, DR Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Somalia, Maldives, Indonesia and Kiribati.

Roughly how many countries have no permanent rivers at all?

About twenty

Around twenty, mostly desert states and small islands including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Libya, Oman, the Maldives and Malta. Some have wadis that flow only after rain.