Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Malé, population 62,937 (1995), is the capital of the Republic of Maldives. The city is located on Malé Island in the Malé Atoll. A seaplane base and a ship anchorage are located on the island. Malé is the center of trade in coconuts, coir, palm mats, copra, and cowry shells. Malé International Airport is on adjacent Hulule Island. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.