|
Country
|
Maldives | 
Bahrain |
|
Leader
|
President: Mohamed Nasheed
|
King: Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifah
|
|
Population
|
394,451
| 1,248,348
|
|
Life Expectancy
|
74.690 years
| 78.290 years
|
|
Capital City
|
Male
| Manama
|
|
Largest city
|
| Male (population: 84,972) | Manama (population: 147,074) |
|
Human Development Index
|
0.749
| 0.902
|
| GDP per capita |
$8,800 US
| $27,900 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
|
96.3%
| 86.5%
|
|
Corruption Perception Index
|
2.8
| 5.4
|
|
Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
12%
| 13.8%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
|
|
| Unemployment Rate |
14.500%
| 15.000%
|
|
Death Penalty
|
Abolished in practice
| Legal
|
| |
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Political System
|
republic
| constitutional monarchy
|
|
Independence date
|
26 July 1965 (from UK)
| 15 August 1971 (from UK)
|
| Religions |
Sunni Muslim
| Muslim (Shia and Sunni) 81.2%, Christian 9%, other 9.8% (2001 census)
|
| Languages |
Maldivian Dhivehi (dialect of Sinhala, script derived from Arabic), English spoken by most government officials
| Arabic, English, Farsi, Urdu
|
| Exports |
fish
| petroleum and petroleum products, aluminum, textiles
|
| External Debt |
$943,000,000 $
| $14,930,000,000 US
|
| Exchange Rate |
rufiyaa (MVR) per US dollar - NA (2007), 12.8 (2006), 12.8 (2005), 12.8 (2004), 12.8 (2003)
| Bahraini dinars (BHD) per US dollar - 0.376 (2008 est.), 0.376 (2007), 0.376 (2006), 0.376 (2005), 0.376 (2004)
|
| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
5.500%
| 4.500%
|
| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
0
| 1
|
| Location |
Southern Asia, group of atolls in the Indian Ocean, south-southwest of India
| Middle East, archipelago in the Persian Gulf, east of Saudi Arabia
|
| Area |
298 km sq
| 760 km sq
|
| Coastline |
644 km
| 161 km
|
| Climate |
tropical; hot, humid; dry, northeast monsoon (November to March); rainy, southwest monsoon (June to August)
| arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers
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