Tradle · Archive · Friday, August 28, 2026

Tradle #1538 — Answer & Export Breakdown

Hints, difficulty, and the country for Tradle #1538.

ContinentAsia
Starts withM
CapitalMalé
Difficulty4/10

Tradle #1538 Hints & Country

#1538

Take a hint for a nudge, or reveal the country straight away.

  1. 1Hint 1Region
    This country is in Southern Asia · Asia.
  2. 2Hint 2First letter
    The country starts with M.
  3. 3Hint 3Capital
    Its capital city is Malé.
  4. 4Hint 4Top export
    Its single biggest export is Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft.
Reveal the country

Tradle #1538 answer

🇲🇻Maldives

Capital: Malé · Southern Asia · Asia

Maldives's Export Breakdown

The treemap Tradle #1538 was built from.

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What Maldives exports

Share of total goods exports · 2024 · source OEC/BACI

  • Transportation
  • Animal products
  • Foodstuffs
  • Mineral products
  • Metals

Top export partners

  • 🇮🇳 India 34.1%
  • 🇹🇭 Thailand 17.8%
  • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 8%
  • 🇸🇬 Singapore 6%
  • 🇩🇪 Germany 5.9%
  • 🇲🇺 Mauritius 5.7%

Tradle #1538's treemap is led by Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft (29%). That profile places it in Southern Asia · Asia, with India as its biggest buyer — pointing to Maldives.

Reading a Tradle Export Treemap

Tradle scores geography, not spelling. Each tile in the treemap is a product the country exports, sized by its share of total exports and coloured by category. A map ruled by one giant tile — crude, gold, coffee — signals a specialised economy; a patchwork of small tiles signals a diversified one. On #1538 you read that fingerprint first, then use the distance and direction feedback to pin the country.

Tips to Solve Tradle Faster

  • Name the top category first. Minerals, machinery, agriculture, or textiles narrows the globe fast.
  • Trust the direction arrow. One wrong guess eliminates a whole region.
  • Read the top partner. The biggest buyer usually reveals the neighbourhood.
  • Open with big economies. Germany, China, the US map the board before you've spent three guesses.

Where Tradle #1538 Fits In

Puzzle #1538 ran on Friday, August 28, 2026. Use the arrows above to step to the day before or after, or jump to any date from the full archive. New to the game? Our how-to-play guide walks through export treemaps and strategy, or grab today's Tradle answer.

Tradle #1538 FAQ

What is the answer to Tradle #1538?
Tradle #1538 (Friday, August 28, 2026) is Maldives. It's in Southern Asia · Asia and starts with M.
How hard was Tradle #1538?
We rated #1538 4/10 (Medium), based on how concentrated its exports are and how dominant its top trade partner is.
How do the hints work?
The hint ladder opens one clue at a time — region, first letter, capital, then top export — so you can nudge yourself toward the country without spoiling it.