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Maldives

Coastline	644 km
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)	920102 km²
Marine IBAs	1

Total	24 (147^th)
Major seabird families
Diomedeidae Albatrosses	0	Spheniscidae Penguins	0	Procellariidae Petrels and shearwaters	3	Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants	0
Hydrobatidae Storm-petrels	1	Alcidae Auks	0	Laridae Gulls and terns	12	Anatidae Ducks, geese and swans	0

IUCN Red List Status - Marine species

Extinct	0
Extinct in the Wild	0
Globally Threatened	0 (0^th)
% threatened	0% (0^th)
Critically Endangered	0
Endangered	0
Vulnerable	0
Near Threatened	0
Least Concern	24
Data Deficient	0

Recommended Citation:
BirdLife International (2013) Country profile: Maldives. Available from: http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/country/maldives. Checked: 2013-05-23

Maldives at a glance

Capital

Malé

Area

298km²

BirdLife Partner

None

Species
Total number of birds	86
Globally threatened birds	0
Country endemics	0
Important Bird Areas
Number of IBAs	1
Total IBA area	6,000 ha
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	0