Coconut palm, yellowfin tuna; national colors: red, green, white.
Title | "Gaumee Salaam" (National Salute) |
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Lyric/music | Mohamed Jameel DIDI/Wannakuwattawaduge DON AMARADEVA |
Date of Independence | 26 July 1965 (from the UK) |
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National holiday | Independence Day, 26 July (1965) |
Legal system | Islamic (sharia) legal system with English common law influences, primarily in commercial matters |
International law organization participation | has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction |
Constitution | |
History | Many previous; latest ratified 7 August 2008 |
Amendments | Proposed by Parliament; passage requires at least three-quarters majority vote by its membership and the signature of the president of the republic; passage of amendments to constitutional articles on rights and freedoms and the terms of office of Parliament and of the president also requires a majority vote in a referendum; amended 2015 |
Citizenship | |
Citizenship by birth | no |
Citizenship by descent only | at least one parent must be a citizen of Maldives |
Dual citizenship recognized | yes |
Residency requirement for naturalization | unknown |
Executive Branch | |
Chief of state | President Mohamed MUIZZU (since 17 November 2023) |
Head of government | President Mohamed MUIZZU (since 17 November 2023) |
Cabinet | Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the president, approved by Parliament |
Elections/appointments | president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); first round held on 9 September 2023 and runoff held on 30 September 2023 (next to be held in 2028) |
Election results | 2023: Mohamed MUIZZU elected president in the second round; percent of vote in first round - Mohamed MUIZZU (PNC) 46.1%, Ibrahim Mohamed SOLIH (MDP) 39.1%, Ilyas LABEEB (DEMS) 7.1%, other 7.7%; percent of vote in the second round - Mohamed MUIZZU 54%, Ibrahim Mohamed SOLIH 46% 2018: Ibrahim Mohamed SOLIH elected president in first round; Ibrahim Mohamed SOLIH (MDP) 58.3%, Abdulla YAMEEN Abdul Gayoom (PPM) 41.7% |
Legislative branch | |
Description | Unicameral People's Assembly or People's Majlis (93 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 5-year terms) |
Elections | Last held on 21 April 2024 (next to be held in 2029) |
Election results | Percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PNC 66, MDP 12, MDA 2, JP 1, MNP 1, independent 11; composition - men 90, women 3, percentage women 3.3% |
Judicial branch | |
Highest court(s) | Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and 6 justices |
Judge selection and term of office | Supreme Court judges appointed by the president in consultation with the Judicial Service Commission - a 10-member body of selected high government officials and the public - and upon confirmation by voting members of the People's Majlis; judges serve until mandatory retirement at age 70 |
Subordinate courts | High Court; Criminal, Civil, Family, Juvenile, and Drug Courts; Magistrate Courts (on each of the inhabited islands) |
Diplomatic representation in the US | |
Chief of mission | Ambassador Abdul GHAFOOR Mohamed (since 15 June 2023) |
Chancery | 1100 H Street NW, Suite 250, Washington, D.C. 20005 |
Telephone | [1] (202) 516-5458 |
Email address and website | [email protected] The Embassy (mdvmission.gov.mv) |
Diplomatic representation from the US | |
Chief of mission | Ambassador Hugo Yue-Ho YON (since 6 September 2023); note - Ambassador YON is the first resident US ambassador to the Republic of Maldives |
Embassy | 210 Galle Road, Colombo 03, Sri Lanka; note - as of early November 2023, the US has no consular or diplomatic offices in Maldives; the US Mission to Maldives operates from US Embassy Colombo, Sri Lanka |
Telephone | [94] (11) 249-8500 |
FAX | [94] (11) 243-7345 |
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