Maldives

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PROFILE
  • Area: 298 sq. km (115 sq. mi.)
  • Population: 392,960 (2016 est.)
  • Population growth rate: -0.07% (2016 est.)
  • Life expectancy: 75.6 years (2016)
  • Languages: Dhivehi (official), English (spoken by most government officials)
  • Religions: Sunni Muslim (official)
  • Formal name: Republic of Maldives
  • Alternate names: Dhivehi Raajje, Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa, Republic of Maldives, Republic of the Maldive Islands
  • Government type: presidential republic
  • Leaders: chief of state and head of government: President Abdulla YAMEEN Abdul Gayoom
  • Capital: Male
  • Administrative divisions: 7 provinces and 1 municipality
  • GDP per capita (PPP): $14,900 (2015 est.)
  • Exports: fish
  • Imports: petroleum products, clothing, intermediate and capital goods
  • Currency: rufiyaa (MVR)
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