Maldives
ISO 3166-1 country codes and official ISO 3166-2 subdivisions for Maldives. Use them in forms, validation, and CountriesDB integrations.
About Maldives codes
Need Maldives (MV) for a checkout form, shipping zone, or backend validation? This page summarizes the ISO 3166-1 country codes and official subdivisions developers use with CountriesDB.
This guide lists 21 official ISO 3166-2 subdivisions for Maldives. These are the same codes CountriesDB serves through widgets and the Backend Data API.
For production, use the CountriesDB country/subdivision widget or fetch Maldives from the Data API and validate codes server-side instead of copying values from this page.
ISO codes
Official subdivisions (21)
Official ISO 3166-2 codes for Maldives. Use these values in region/state selects and server-side validation, not informal or marketing region names.
| Code | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|
| MV-01 | Addu City | city |
| MV-03 | Faadhippolhu | administrative atoll |
| MV-04 | Felidhu Atoll | administrative atoll |
| MV-29 | Fuvammulah | administrative atoll |
| MV-05 | Hahdhunmathi | administrative atoll |
| MV-08 | Kolhumadulu | administrative atoll |
| MV-MLE | Male | city |
| MV-26 | Male Atoll | administrative atoll |
| MV-12 | Mulaku Atoll | administrative atoll |
| MV-02 | North Ari Atoll | administrative atoll |
| MV-27 | North Huvadhu Atoll | administrative atoll |
| MV-13 | North Maalhosmadulu | administrative atoll |
| MV-24 | North Miladhunmadulu | administrative atoll |
| MV-14 | North Nilandhe Atoll | administrative atoll |
| MV-07 | North Thiladhunmathi | administrative atoll |
| MV-00 | South Ari Atoll | administrative atoll |
| MV-28 | South Huvadhu Atoll | administrative atoll |
| MV-20 | South Maalhosmadulu | administrative atoll |
| MV-25 | South Miladhunmadulu | administrative atoll |
| MV-17 | South Nilandhe Atoll | administrative atoll |
| MV-23 | South Thiladhunmathi | administrative atoll |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the ISO 3166-1 code for Maldives?
- Maldives uses ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 MV, alpha-3 MDV, and numeric 462. These codes show up in forms, shipping, banking, and APIs.
- How many official ISO 3166-2 subdivisions does Maldives have?
- CountriesDB lists 21 official ISO 3166-2 subdivisions for Maldives (states, provinces, regions, or equivalent). Use them when you validate region selects and shipping zones.
- How do I use Maldives country and subdivision data in a form?
- Use the CountriesDB widget or Data API to fill country and subdivision selects for Maldives, then validate submitted codes with the Validation API so alpha-2 and ISO 3166-2 values stay consistent.
Use Maldives in your app
Add CountriesDB country and subdivision selects with the widget docs, or call the Backend Data API for Maldives (MV) and validate submissions with the Validation API. Guides stay in sync with the same dataset your project keys already use. widget docs.