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Where is it?

The Maldives in the Indian Ocean

A South Asian archipelago southwest of India and Sri Lanka. A chain of 26 atolls runs across the equator from the north to Addu Atoll in the south. The capital is Malé. Dry land is small; ocean distance is what separates the islands.