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Country name Maldives, in 35 editions.
The entry for Maldives published Country name in 35 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 12 editions. Each is shown as published. Country name in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 12
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Long-form name” (1990 to 1992), “Names” (1993 to 1995), “Name of country” (1996) and “Country name” (1997 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024The same text in 3 editions, 1990 to 1992.
Published as “Long-form name”
Republic of Maldives
Republic of Maldives
Published as “Names”
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Maldives
- conventional short form:
- Maldives
conventional long form:
Republic of Maldives
conventional short form:
Maldives
The entry for Maldives did not include Country name.
Published as “Names”
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Maldives
- conventional short form:
- Maldives
conventional long form:
conventional short form:
Published as “Name of country”
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Maldives
- conventional short form:
- Maldives
conventional long form: Republic of Maldives
conventional short form: Maldives
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Maldives
- conventional short form:
- Maldives
- local long form :
- Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa
- local short form:
- Dhivehi Raajje
conventional long form: Republic of Maldives
conventional short form: Maldives
local long form : Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa
local short form: Dhivehi Raajje
The same text in 3 editions, 1998 to 2000.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Maldives
- conventional short form:
- Maldives
- local long form:
- Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa
- local short form:
- Dhivehi Raajje
conventional long form: Republic of Maldives
conventional short form: Maldives
local long form : form: Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa
local short form: Dhivehi Raajje
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Maldives conventional short form: Maldives local long form: Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa local short form: Dhivehi Raajje
conventional long form: Republic of Maldives
The same text in 2002 and 2003.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Maldives
- conventional short form:
- Maldives
- local short form:
- Dhivehi Raajje
- local long form:
- Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa
conventional long form: Republic of Maldives
conventional short form: Maldives
local long short form: Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa Raajje
local short long form: Dhivehi Raajje Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa
The same text in 5 editions, 2004 to 2008.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Maldives
- conventional short form:
- Maldives
- local long form:
- Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa
- local short form:
- Dhivehi Raajje
conventional long form: Republic of Maldives
conventional short form: Maldives
local short long form: Dhivehi Raajje Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa
local long short form: Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa Raajje
The same text in 6 editions, 2009 to 2014.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Maldives
- conventional short form:
- Maldives
- local long form:
- Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa
- local short form:
- Dhivehi Raajje
conventional long form:
Republic of Maldives
conventional short form:
Maldives
local long form:
Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa
local short form:
Dhivehi Raajje
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Maldives
- conventional short form:
- Maldives
- local long form:
- Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa
- local short form:
- Dhivehi Raajje
conventional long form:
conventional short form:
local long form:
local short form:
The same text in 2016 and 2017.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Maldives
- conventional short form:
- Maldives
- local long form:
- Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa
- local short form:
- Dhivehi Raajje
- etymology:
- archipelago apparently named after the main island (and capital) of Male;
- the word "Maldives" means "the islands (dives) of Male";
- alternatively, the name may derive from the Sanskrit word "maladvipa" meaning "garland of islands";
- Dhivehi Raajje in Maldivian means "Kingdom of the Dhivehi people"
Rewritten: too little of the 2015 text remains to mark the changes.
conventional long form: Republic of Maldives
conventional short form: Maldives
local long form: Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa
local short form: Dhivehi Raajje
etymology: archipelago apparently named after the main island (and capital) of Male; the word "Maldives" means "the islands (dives) of Male"; alternatively, the name may derive from the Sanskrit word "maladvipa" meaning "garland of islands"; Dhivehi Raajje in Maldivian means "Kingdom of the Dhivehi people"
The same text in 7 editions, 2018 to 2024.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Maldives
- conventional short form:
- Maldives
- local long form:
- Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa
- local short form:
- Dhivehi Raajje
- etymology:
- archipelago apparently named after the main island (and capital) of Male;
- the word "Maldives" means "the islands (dives) of Male";
- alternatively, the name may derive from the Sanskrit word "maladvipa" meaning "garland of islands";
- Dhivehi Raajje in Dhivehi means "Kingdom of the Dhivehi people"
conventional long form: Republic of Maldives
conventional short form: Maldives
local long form: Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa
local short form: Dhivehi Raajje
etymology: archipelago apparently named after the main island (and capital) of Male; the word "Maldives" means "the islands (dives) of Male"; alternatively, the name may derive from the Sanskrit word "maladvipa" meaning "garland of islands"; Dhivehi Raajje in Maldivian Dhivehi means "Kingdom of the Dhivehi people"
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Maldives
- conventional short form:
- Maldives
- local long form:
- Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa
- local short form:
- Dhivehi Raajje
- etymology:
- the origin of the name is obscure but may derive from the Sanskrit word maladvipa , meaning "garland of islands;" the local name, Dhivehi Raajje, means "land of the Dhivehi people" in the local language
conventional long form: Republic of Maldives
conventional short form: Maldives
local long form: Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa
local short form: Dhivehi Raajje
etymology: archipelago apparently named after the main island (and capital) of Male; the word "Maldives" means "the islands (dives) origin of Male"; alternatively, the name is obscure but may derive from the Sanskrit word "maladvipa" maladvipa , meaning "garland of islands"; Dhivehi Raajje in islands;" the local name, Dhivehi Raajje, means "Kingdom "land of the Dhivehi people" in the local language
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Maldives: Country name.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/maldives/country-name.