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Republic of Maldives
President: Maumoon Abdul Gayoom (1978)
Area: 115 sq. mi. (300 sq. km)
Population (1999 est.): 300,220 (average annual rate of natural increase: 3.37%); birth rate: 39.3/1000; infant mortality rate: 38.1/1000; density per sq. mi.: 2,611
Capital and largest city (1995 census): Malé, 62,973
Monetary unit: Maldivian Rufiyaa
Languages: Dhivehi (official); Arabic, Hindi, and English are also spoken
Ethnicity/race: Sinhalese, Dravidian, Arab, African
Religion: Islam (Sunni Muslim)
Literacy rate: 91%
Economic summary: GDP/PPP: (1998 est.): $500 million; $1,840 per capita. Real growth rate: 5.8%. Inflation: 6.3% (1996). Unemployment: negl. Arable land: 10%. Agriculture: coconuts, corn, sweet potatoes; fish. Labor force: 56,435 (1990 est.); fishing industry and agriculture, 25%; services, 21%; manufacturing and construction, 21%; trade, restaurants, and hotels, 16%; transportation and communication, 10%; other, 7%. Industry: fish processing, tourism, shipping, boat building, coconut processing, garments, woven mats, rope, handicrafts, coral and sand mining. Natural resource: fish. Exports: $59 million (f.o.b., 1996): fish, clothing. Imports: $302 million (f.o.b., 1996): consumer goods, intermediate and capital goods, petroleum products. Major trading partners: Sri Lanka, U.S., Germany, Singapore, U.K., India, Hong Kong, Japan, Thailand.
