Maldives
- Official Name:
- Republic of Maldives ( Maldives)
- Area:
- 300 km 2
- Population (2007):
- 369.031 inhabitants
- Coastline:
- 644 km
- Capital:
- Male
- Maritime Ports and terminals:
- Male
- Maritime claims:
-
- Territorial sea: 12 nm
- Contiguous zone: 24 nm
- Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
- Political divisions:
- 19 atolls (atholhu, singular and plural) and the capital city*; Alifu, Baa, Dhaalu, Faafu, Gaafu Alifu, Gaafu Dhaalu, Gnaviyani, Haa Alifu, Haa Dhaalu, Kaafu, Laamu, Lhaviyani, Maale* (Male), Meemu, Noonu, Raa, Seenu, Shaviyani, Thaa, Vaavu
- Language(s):
- Maldivian Dhivehi (dialect of Sinhala, script derived from Arabic), English spoken by most government officials
- National holiday:
- Independence Day, 26 July (1965)
- Nationality:
- Maldivian(s)
- Official time:
- UTC 5.
- Member of:
- AsDB, C, CP, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ITU, MIGA, NAM, OIC, OPCW, SAARC, SACEP, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
- Internet country code:
- .mv
Economic Profile
- Currency:
-
Rufiyaa (MVR) - GDP - per capita (PPP):
- USD3.900 (2002 est.)
- GDP (official exchange rate):
- (2006 est.) USD 906.000.000
- PIB (Real growth rate:
- 18% (2006 est.)
- GDP (Composition by sector): (2006 est.)
-
- Agriculture: 16%
- Industry: 7%
- Services: 77%
- Labor force:
- 101.300 (2004 est.)
- Labor force - by occupation (1995):
-
- Agriculture 22%
- Industry: 18%
- Services 60%
- Unemployment rate:
- Negl % (2003 est.)
- Inflation rate (Consumer prices):
- 6% (2005 est)
- Investment (Gross Fixed):
- ND
- Budget:
-
- Revenues: USD 508.000.000
- Expenditures: USD 671.000.000
- Public debt:
- ND
- Current account balance:
- ND
- Exports:
- USD 214.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Exports - Commodities:
- Fish
- Exports - Partners:
- Japan 22,8%, Thailand 22,7%, Sri Lanka 16,4%, UK 12,6%, Singapore 5,8%, Germany 4,8%, France 4,3% (2005)
- Imports:
- USD 832.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Imports - Commodities:
- Petroleum products, ships, foodstuffs, clothing, intermediate and capital goods
- Imports - partners:
- Singapore 24,1%, UAE 15,7%, India 11,3%, Malaysia 7,2%, Sri Lanka 5,7%, UK 4,5% (2005)
- Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
- ND
- Debt - external:
- USD 482.000.000 (2006)
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