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Maldives
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Capital |
: Male (pop: 80,000) |
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Other Cities |
: Mulaku Atoll, Addu Atoll. |
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Population |
: 369,031 |
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Size |
: 90,000 sq km |
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Ethnicity |
: Ethnically homogenous, Maldivians have South Indian, Sinhalese and Arab roots. |
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Religion |
: Muslim (100%) - Sunni Muslims |
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Languages |
: Maldivian Dhivehi (official); English spoken by most government officials |
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National Day |
: Independent from the UK 26 July 1965 |
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Head of State |
: His Excellency President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom. He was re-elected for a record sixth five-year term in 2003, having first taken office in 1978. |
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Economy |
: GDP |
US$ 715 million (2004), GDP per head: US$ 2,509 (2004) |
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: Trading
partners |
USA, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Japan, UK, Singapore, UAE, India, Malaysia |
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: Major export
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Fish, clothing |
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: Major import |
Petroleum products, ships, foodstuffs, textiles, clothing, intermediate and capital goods |
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: Currency |
rufiyaa (MVR) |
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: Exchange rate
(approx) |
rufiyaa per US dollar - 12.8 (2006) |
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Mass Media |
: TV Station |
Television Maldives (TVM) - state-owned, operates two channels |
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: Radio Station |
Voice of Maldives - state-owned
Radio Eke - state-owned
Capital Radio 95.6 - private, carries some BBC World Service programmes
HFM 92.6 - private
DhiFM 95.2 - private |
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: New Agencies |
National and international issues (Divehi and English). - (http://www.aafathisnews.com.mv/nets/)
A news website that promotes freedom, democracy and rule of law in the Maldives. - (http://www.dhivehiobserver.com/) |
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Telecommunication |
: Access to
internet |
20,100 (2005) |
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: Internet TLD |
.mv |
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: Access to phone |
fixed line - 32,500 (2006)
cellular - 262,600 (2006) |
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: International
Dialing Code |
+960 |
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: Broadcast
Format |
PAL |
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: Voltage |
230 V |
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: Electrical
System |
A, D, G, J, K & L |
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Selected Website |
: Official
Website |
President of the Republic of Maldives. - (http://www.presidencymaldives.gov.mv/pages/index.php)
Maintained by the Ministry of Information, Arts & Culture. - (http://www.maldives-info.com/)
Maldives travel information by the official site of the Ministry of Tourism. - (http://www.visitmaldives.com/) |
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