Scientists have named and cataloged 1.3 million species. How many more species there are left to discover is a question that has hovered like a cloud over the heads of taxonomists for two centuries.
English is commonly spoken in government. In Maldives the national and official language is Dhivehi. English and some Indian languages are also spoken in Maldives. Most languages in South Asia are closely tied to particular nations, and as a result, further divide the people from one another.
The Maldives (/ËmÉldiËvz/, /ËmÉËldiËvz/, /ËmÉËldaÉªvz/ or /ËmÃ¦ldaÉªvz/), officially the Republic of Maldives (Maldivian: ÞÞ¨ÞÞ¬ÞÞ¨ÞÞ§ÞÞ°ÞÞ­ÞÞ¬ ÞÞªÞÞ°ÞÞ«ÞÞ¨ÞÞ°ÞÞ§, Dhivehi Raa'jeyge Jumhooriyya), is a South Asian island country, located in the Indian Ocean. It lies southwest of India and Sri Lanka.