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 | The MALDIVESgeneral data of the country |
| General useful information |
| Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc. |
| Nation and population |
| official name (short form): Divehi |
| country code ISO: MV //; - FIPS: MV |
| location: South Asia |
| time zone: +5 UT |
| surface (land) area: 298 sq.km = 115 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: sq.km = sq.mi |
| geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North: 8° N / South: 1° N / East: 74° E / West: 73° E |
| borders (land): none |
| borders (coastline): Indian Ocean |
| climate: tropical |
| Government |
| independent since: 1965-07-26 |
| type of government: republic |
| capital: Malé |
| administrative division: administrative atoll (20) |
| Population |
| population according to the last two censuses (1995): 244,644; (provisional results census 2000): 296,010 |
| total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 301,475 / - ; 2001: 276,000 |
| population density: 1006 per sq.km = 2607 per sq.mi |
| population growth: 3,5% //; - doubling time: 22 years |
| birth rate: 38 - 41 per 1000 |
| death rate: 8 per 1000 |
| fertility rate: 7 children per female |
| maternal mortality: per 100,000 |
| infant mortality (1-4 years): 61 per 1000 |
| life expectancy: 62 years (male: 61; female: 64) |
| age breakdown: 0-14 years: 47% //; - 15-59 years: 48% //; - 60+ years: 5% |
| urbanisation: 30% //; - urbanisation growth: % |
| percentage of urban population in the greatest city: % |
| Ethnic composition, language, religion |
| ethnic groups: mixture of Sinhalese, Dravidian/Indian extraction with Arab/African/Negrito influence |
| languages: Divehi (Sinhala dialect, official); English |
| religious affiliation: Sunnî Muslim, almost 100% |
| Health |
| daily food intake: calories per capita |
| population with access to safe water: 89% |
| people per physician: 5300 |
| people per hospital bed: |
| Education, literacy |
| school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: 62% |
| school enrolment: secondary education: 6% |
| school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: 0,4% |
| adult literacy: 91 - 93% (male: %; female: %) |
| Economy and infrastructure |
| Economy and trade |
| currency: Maldivian rufiyaa = 100 laari |
| annual inflation rate: 6% |
| population below poverty line: 16% |
| Gross Domestic Product: USD 500 per capita |
| GNI USD 1960 per capita //; - [ppp: 4240] |
| GDP growth: 5% |
| income: USD 460 per capita |
| import: USD 191 per capita //; - export: USD 34 per capita |
| trade: USD 750 per capita //; - or 84% of GDP |
| trade partners: LK TH GB US IN SG JP |
| human development index: 0,739 //; - position of the country in the world no.: 77 |
| female labour force: 43% |
| unemployment: % |
| tourism: 0,5 million |
| Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy |
| land use: arable land: 10% //; - grass land: 3% //; - wooded area: 3% //; - arid land and desert: % |
| agriculture: labour force: 25% //; - part of agriculture in GDP: 14% |
| agricultural products: fishing (tuna), coconuts, vegetables & melons, roots & tubers, corn, sweet potatoes |
| livestock (million): none |
| fish catch: 107676 metric tonnes |
| industry: labour force: 16% //; - part of industry in GDP: 53% |
| industrial products: clothing, boat building and repairing, fish processing, tourism |
| mining products: none |
| CO2 emission per capita: 1,3 |
| services: labour force: 59% //; - part of services in GDP: 33% |
| energy use (kg per capita): 1066 |
| electricity use (per capita): |
| annual water use (per capita): 768 |
| Traffic, communication |
| road network: 10 km //; - of which paved: 100% //; - of which are motorways: 0 km |
| vehicles: 3 per 1000 |
| railways: 0 km //; - railways passenger/km: - |
| navigable inland waterways: 0 km |
| ownership telephone: 57 - 84 per 1000 |
| ownership radio receivers: 99 per 1000 |
| ownership tv-sets: 19 - 40 per 1000 |
| newspaper circulation: 12 per 1000 |
| persons per post office: 700 |
| personal computers: 20 per 1000 |
| Some physical landmarks |
| mountains: none; islands are all flat, there is no level above 1,8 m |
| lowest point: sea level |
| lakes (natural): none, or unknown |
| lakes (artificial reservoirs): none |
| lakes (deepest): unknown |
| rivers: none |
| canals: none, or unknown |
| waterfalls: none |
| caves: longest system: none / deepest: |
| islands: 1190 small coral islands (198 inhabited), all threathened by the worldwide rising sea level |
| deserts: none |
| other natural features: |
| Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information |
| other important features: |
| apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's |
| primary sources used for the general information: |
| BB CA EV PW WA WB WR, and some national statistical yearbooks |
| particulars concerning population data: |
To the page containing the population growth statistics of the country
To the page containing the historical population growth statistics of the atolls
To the page containing urban historical population statistics
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