Male

Male is the capital of Maldives. The city occupies the entire islet of Mal? and is located at the southern rim of North Male Atoll. The island is 1.7 km long and 1.0 km wide, but with over 80,000 people crammed onto it, Male is by some measures the world's densest city. The new island of Hulhumal?, built (as the name says) between Male and Hulhule, is being reclaimed from the sea to provide some much-needed extra space.