Capital:
Malé
Area:
298 sq km / 115 sq ml
Language:
Divehi, English
Currency:
Rufiya
Population:
329,684
Life expectancy:
60 (men), 63 (women)
Literacy rate:
92%
Religions:
Sunni Muslim
Physical features:
Comprises 1,196 coral islands, 203 inhabited, grouped in 12 clusters of atolls, largely flat, none bigger than 13 sq km / 5 sq ml
Ethnic distribution:
Dravidian on northern islands, Arab in the middle islands, Sinhalese in the south with African on Ravare
Exports:
Coconuts, copra, bonito (fish related to tuna), garments
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