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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Add new Web site: Congress.gov - Maldives: Background and Issues Facing Congress. | Oct 23, 2026 | ||
| Country Profile: Removed literacy rate. | Jul 01, 2026 | ||
| Country Profile: Changed literacy age. | Jul 17, 2025 | ||
| Country Profile: Changed literacy age. | Jul 17, 2025 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Mar 19, 2025 | ||
| Country Profile: Updated head of state and government. | Nov 20, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: globalEDGE - Maldives: Introduction. | Jan 02, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - Maldives. | Oct 18, 2022 | ||
| In the History section, updated the discussion of Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom's 2019 conviction and added mention of the assassination attempt on Mohamed Nasheed. | Dec 03, 2021 | ||
| Economy section thoroughly revised and updated. | Dec 22, 2020 | ||
| Added discussion of Ibrahim Mohamed Solih's term as president. | Aug 20, 2020 | ||
| Deleted video. | Dec 09, 2019 | ||
| Country Profile: Updated form of government. | Sep 13, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Interesting Facts for Kids - Interesting Maldives Facts. | Jan 20, 2019 | ||
| Media added. | Dec 11, 2018 | ||
| In the People section, added mention that more than half of the population is considered rural. | Dec 04, 2018 | ||
| Country Profile: Updated head of state and government. | Nov 19, 2018 | ||
| In the History section, updated the discussion of the outcome of the 2018 election. | Nov 19, 2018 | ||
| In the History section, added discussion of Abdulla Yameen's tenure as president and the outcome of the September 2018 election. | Sep 26, 2018 | ||
| Country Profile: Expanded country profile. | May 16, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: Official Tourism Site of Republic of Maldives. | Dec 06, 2016 | ||
| In People section, revised text regarding ethnic composition; in Economy section, revised text on major trade partners. | May 18, 2016 | ||
| Added locator map to the Introduction; in People and Economy sections, added data charts. | May 18, 2016 | ||
| Country Profile: Updated form of government; updated capital; updated population (added footnote); revised footnotes. | Mar 15, 2016 | ||
| Country Profile: Updated form of government. | Apr 16, 2015 | ||
| Added video. | Feb 04, 2015 | ||
| Updated for presidential election results. | Nov 19, 2013 | ||
| Country Profile: Updated head of state and government; removed footnote. | Nov 18, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Iloveindia.com - Maldives. | Jan 11, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Foreign and Commonwealth Office - Maldives. | Jan 11, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Foreign and Commonwealth Office - Maldives. | Jan 11, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Maps of World - Maldives. | Jan 11, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: U.S. Department of State - Maldives. | Jan 11, 2013 | ||
| Updated for arrest of former president Mohamed Nasheed. | Oct 17, 2012 | ||
| Country Profile: Added name of head of state and head of government, along with urban-rural, life expectancy, literacy, and GNI per capita statistics. | Mar 01, 2012 | ||
| Updated for outbreak of protests following Nasheed's resignation. | Feb 09, 2012 | ||
| Updated for February 2012 resignation of President Mohamed Nasheed. | Feb 07, 2012 | ||
| National anthem added. | Dec 21, 2010 | ||
| The term "Dravidian" was changed to "Tamil" in the description of the people. | Feb 24, 2010 | ||
| Country Profile: Updated area and population figures. | Feb 24, 2010 | ||
| Country Profile: Updated Form of government; Official language. | Oct 09, 2009 | ||
| Revised article to add Male' as a variant name for Male and to change the spelling of the official language from Divehi to Dhivehi; "Maldivian" also added as an alternate name for the language. | Oct 09, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: National Geographic - Travel and Cultures - Maldives. | Apr 20, 2009 | ||
| Updated for new constitution and 2008 presidential election. | Nov 10, 2008 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Nov 05, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Lonely Planet - Maldives. | Jul 08, 2008 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Dec 14, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: Official Site of the President's Office, Republic of Maldives. | Oct 11, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: Library of Congress - Maldives. | Aug 08, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: Central Intelligence Agency - The World Factbook - Maldives. | Jul 24, 2006 | ||
| Article revised. | Mar 29, 2006 | ||
| Article revised. | Feb 18, 2005 | ||
| Article revised. | Mar 16, 1999 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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