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Country
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Maldives |
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Leader
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Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by a governor
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Population
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109,590
| 393,988
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Life Expectancy
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73.550 years
| 74.920 years
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Capital City
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| Male
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Largest city
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| Saint George's (population: 7,500) | Male (population: 84,972) |
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Human Development Index
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0.774
| 0.749
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| GDP per capita |
| $8,700 US
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Literacy Rate
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96%
| 96.3%
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Corruption Perception Index
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NA
| 2.8
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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21.4%
| 12%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
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| Unemployment Rate |
| 28.000%
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Death Penalty
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Abolished in practice
| Abolished in practice
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Political System
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parliamentary democracy
| republic
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Independence date
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| 26 July 1965 (from UK)
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| Religions |
Roman Catholic 53%, Anglican 13.8%, other Protestant 33.2%
| Sunni Muslim
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| Languages |
English (official), French patois
| Maldivian Dhivehi (dialect of Sinhala, script derived from Arabic), English spoken by most government officials
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| Exports |
| fish
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| External Debt |
| $890,800,000 US
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| Exchange Rate |
| rufiyaa (MVR) per US dollar - NA (2007), 12.8 (2006), 12.8 (2005), 12.8 (2004), 12.8 (2003)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
| 5.000%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
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| Location |
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
| Southern Asia, group of atolls in the Indian Ocean, south-southwest of India
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| Area |
344 km sq
| 298 km sq
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| Coastline |
121 km
| 644 km
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| Climate |
tropical; tempered by northeast trade winds
| tropical; hot, humid; dry, northeast monsoon (November to March); rainy, southwest monsoon (June to August)
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