Maldives

Maldives

Maldives (Maledives)

Capital:Male

Located in the Indian Ocean. South west of India.

300 square kilometers

Around 1,200 islands (of which only about 200 are occupied)

Population of around 340,000

Wealthy tourist destination

Due to rising sea levels, the Maldives is slowly sinking into the ocean.

29 SEP 07- A bombing in the Maldives capital Male injures 12 foreign tourists.

08 JAN 08- A knife welding assailant attempts to stab Maldives president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, but a Maldives Boy Scout manages to grab the attackers knife. The attacker was wrestled down by security and arrested.

11 NOV 08- The president of the Maldives announces that the Maldives may invest in buying land some where outside of the Maldives to relocate its entire population of about 499,000 people due to rising sea levels.

A February 7 2012 coup led to the resignation of President Mohamed Nasheed.

02 OCT 2012- A Maldives member of parliament, and part of the current ruling coalition, is stabbed to death in his home.

Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF)

Approximately 3,500 personnel

Composed of the Marine Corps. Coast Guard, Air Wing, and Special Forces

Security treaty with India.

Air Wing

Dhruv helicopter donated from India

Coast Guard

Patrol boats

Marine Corps

Consisting of Marine Deployment Units (formerly called Rapid Reaction Groups)

BMP-2 Infantry Fighting Vehicles

Otokar Cobra armored personnel carriers (5)

Alvis Saladin armored cars?

BRDM?

Ferret armored cars?

LAV?

mortars

RPG-7 anti-tank rocket launchers

Carl Gustav anti-tank rocket launchers

Browning .50 cal machine guns

PK machine guns?

M-16 assault rifles

AK-103 assault rifles

ZPU-1 towed anti-aircraft guns

Pickup trucks with machine guns used for air defense

Military Police

Corps of Engineers

Service Corps

Special Forces

SWAT team like Special Forces

Otokar Cobra armored vehicles

MP-5 sub-machine guns

Special Protection Group (SPG)

Protect the President of the Maldives and visiting dignitaries.