The Maldives nharaunda iri pamusoro Chagos-Laccadive Ridge, rakakura pasi pemvura gomo mudungwe muIndian Ocean, iyo zvakare inoumba munhu yepanyika ecoregion, pamwe Chagos Archipelago uye Lakshadweep. With avhareji pasi-pamwero kukwirira 1.5 metres (4 ft 11 mu) pamusoro pegungwa, ndiyo nyika yakaderera munyika, kunyange dzayo dzakakwirira dzinongoitika pfungwa kuva mumwe yakaderera munyika, pa 5.1 metres (17 ft).
hurumende yemutungamiri wenyika yakatangwa muna 1968