Taiwan and Hong Kong write 马尔地夫; mainland China usually writes 马尔代夫 (Mǎ'ěrdàifū). Same country, different transliteration conventions.
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An island nation in the Indian Ocean — about 1,200 islands grouped into 26 atolls. Lowest country in the world (average elevation 1.5 m), making it especially vulnerable to sea-level rise.
