maldives is the asia's smallest country in term of area and population.
maldives is the asia's smallest country in term of area and population.
which is the asia's smallest country in term of area and population?
maldives
maldives is an island country in the indian ocean, south asia, south-southwest of india. it has a total land size of which makes it the smallest country in asia. it consists of approximately 1,190 coral islands grouped in a double chain of 26 atolls, spread over roughly 90,000 square kilometers, making this one of the most disparate countries in the world. it has the 31st largest exclusive economic zone of . composed of live coral reefs and sand bars, the atolls are situated atop a submarine ridge, long that rises abruptly from the depths of the indian ocean and runs from north to south. only near the southern end of this natural coral barricade do two open passages permit safe ship navigation from one side of the indian ocean to the other through the territorial waters of maldives. for administrative purposes the maldives government organized these atolls into nineteen administrative divisions.
geography of the maldives
their success is amplified by the fact that the nation has a very small population of around 3.4 million inhabitants (2011 est.). uruguay is by far the smallest country in the world to have won a world cup in terms of population, 1.75 million inhabitants in 1930. the second-smallest country, by population, to have won the world cup is argentina with a population of nearly 28 million people in 1978. uruguay is also the smallest country ever to win any world cup medals; only six fifa member nations with a currently smaller population than uruguay's have ever qualified to any world cup: northern ireland (three times), slovenia (twice), wales, jamaica, trinidad and tobago and iceland.
uruguay national football team