Flag of the Maldives
Officially Republic of Maldives
Locally Dhivehi Raajje · ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ
What the flag looks like
A red field with a green rectangle in the center containing a white crescent whose horns face the fly.
What it means
Red represents the blood of the nation's heroes, green peace and prosperity (and the coconut palm), and the white crescent Islam.
How to remember it
The Maldives
is a green island-shaped rectangle with a white crescent, floating in a red sea.
Fun facts
- Early Maldivian flags were plain red; the green panel and crescent were added in the 20th century.
- The Maldives is the lowest-lying country in the world, with an average ground level of about 1.5 meters above sea level.
Maldives at a glance
- Capital
- Malé
- Region
- Southern Asia
- Population
- 527,799
- Area
- 300 km²
- Languages
- Maldivian
- Currency
- Maldivian rufiyaa (Rf)
- Flag adopted
- 1965