Amendment of article 1 of the Constitution of Maldives. Country/Territory Maldives Document type Legislation Date 1975 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Sea Keyword Maritime zone Territorial sea Sovereignty Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, Small Island Developing States, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia Abstract This amendment of the Constitution declares that the "political territory" of the Maldives extends over the islands situated within twelve nautical miles of the territorial waters measured from the outside reef adjoining the ocean in every atoll in Maldives, and over the seas, air and everywhere connected with these islands. Full text English