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Which continent does Maldives belong to?

Maldives is an island country in the Indian Ocean in South Asia. Its full name in English is Maldives, and its full name in Chinese is Maldives * * * and the United States (1968+0/kloc-0 was called Maldives Islands before its formal independence in June/2000) are composed of more than 1 190 small coral islands, including 2,000. Therefore, Maldives itself is an independent country composed of territory, people and government-the Republic of Maldives.

Maldives is close to the equator and has a tropical maritime climate, with an average annual temperature of 30℃, strong sunshine and no obvious four seasons. May ~ 10 every year belongs to the rainy season, and there are often short-term showers, which is also the off-season of tourism. June 1 1 to April of the following year is the dry season and the tourist season.

Maldives is located in South Asia, within Asia, near the equator, 6.6 degrees north latitude and 73. 1 degree east longitude. It is a country composed of islands in the Indian Ocean. It is 675 kilometers from Sri Lanka in the northeast and about 1 13 kilometers from minicoy in the north, covering an area of 300 square kilometers. It is the smallest country in Asia. The equatorial strait and one and a half straits in southern Maldives are the main maritime traffic routes. Therefore, Maldives belongs to Asia.