|
Geographics
| Location |
Southern
Asia |
| Capital |
Malé |
| Type
of Government |
Republic |
| Total
Area |
300
sq. km |
| Coastline |
644
km |
Economy
| GDP |
$191.5
million at 1985 prices (1995 est.) |
| GDP
Growth |
n/a
% |
| GDP
per Capita |
$768.3
(1995 est.) |
| Economy
by Sectors: |
| -
Agriculture (fishing, coconuts,
corn, sweet potatoes) |
n/a
% |
| -
Industry (fishing and
fish processing, boat building, coconut processing, garments,
woven mats, coir (rope), handicrafts) |
n/a
% |
| -
Services (tourism, shipping) |
n/a
% |
Contact
Information
| AOSIS
(Alliance of Small Island States): |
Permanent
Representative of the Republic of Maldives to the United Nations
820 Second Ave., Suite 800C
New York, N.Y. 10017
Telephone: 599-6194; Telefax: 972-3970
Email: mdvun@undp.org |
| Contact
in Maldives: |
| n/a |
|
Demographics
| Population |
244,989 |
| Population
Growth |
2.8% |
| Labor
Force |
56,018
(1990) |
| Life
Expectancy at Birth |
70.6
years |
| Literacy |
98% |
Foreign
Trade
| Exports
(f.o.b.) |
$49.8
million (1995 est.) |
| Commodities: |
| fish,
clothing |
| Partners: |
| UK,
US, Sri Lanka, Germany, Japan, Hong Kong |
| Imports
(f.o.b.) |
$267.91
million (c.i.f., 1995) |
| Commodities: |
| consumer
goods, petroleum products, intermediate and capital goods |
| Partners: |
Singapore,
India, Sri Lanka, UAE, Hong Kong, Japan, Thailand
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