The island is 146.11 km (91 mi; 79 nmi) north of the country's capital, Malé.

From 2010, a reclamation project was carried out by Boskalis, with the island gaining 27 ha (67 acres) of land.

[citation needed] A large portion of the population uses internet service.

[citation needed] As a help from Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) after the 2004 tsunami, a project was carried out in two stages.

A safe drinking water supply was introduced in 2017, with the assistance of the United States Agency for International Development.