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Country (long form) Republic of Maldives
Capital Male
Total Area 115.83 sq mi
300.00 sq km
(about 1.7 times the size of Washington, DC)
Population 310,764 (July 2001 est.)
Estimated Population in 2050 815,031
Languages Maldivian Dhivehi (dialect of Sinhala, script derived from Arabic), English spoken by most government officials
Literacy 93.2% total, 93.3% male, 93% female (1995 est.)
Religions Sunni Muslim
Life Expectancy 61.39 male, 63.8 female (2001 est.)
Government Type republic
Currency 1 rufiyaa (Rf) = 100 laari
GDP (per capita) $2,000 (2000 est.)
Industry fish processing, tourism, shipping, boat building, coconut processing, garments, woven mats, rope, handicrafts, coral and sand mining
Agriculture coconuts, corn, sweet potatoes; fish
Arable Land 10%
Natural Resources fish

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