Maldives
Capital · Malé
1,192 coral islands — and local-island guesthouses far cheaper than the resorts.
Maldives at a glance
- Capital
- Malé
- Region
- South Asia, Indian Ocean
- Currency
- Rufiyaa (MVR)
- Languages
- Dhivehi
- Dialling code
- +960
- Community
- Africans in Maldives
Public holidays & key dates in Maldives
Dates shift year to year where a holiday follows a lunar or religious calendar. Check locally before you book flights or count on offices being open.
Visas for African passports
Entry rules for Maldives differ sharply depending on which African passport you hold — visa-free for some nationalities, e-visa for others, embassy application for the rest.
The AfricAsia Passport Index checks every African passport against this destination, with the current route and a plain-language note on what officers ask for.
Check your passport →Ask before you land
Rent, agents, hospitals, halal and African groceries, church and mosque, where people actually meet on a Sunday — the answers live with the people already there.
The Maldives channel in the Hub is free, open, and moderated by members who live in the country.
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