| BACKGROUND |
| Official Name of the Country |
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| National Anthem |
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| National Day |
26 July |
| Capital City |
Malé |
| Other Major Cities |
Hulhumale, Hithadhoo, Gan |
| Official Language(s) |
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| GEOGRAPHY AND CLIMATE |
| Location and Geographic Coordinates |
| (3 15 N, 73 00 E) Southern Asia, group of atolls in the Indian Ocean, south-southwest of India |
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| Total Area |
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| Total Land Area |
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| Total Water Area |
0 |
| Land Boundaries |
0 |
| Border Countries |
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| Coastline |
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| Climate and Weather |
The Maldives climate provides warm, tropical weather all year round, even during the wet season the temperature averages around the high twenties and low thirties. The Iruvai dry season sees a reduction in humidity and rainfall starting in January and continuing until April. |
| SOCIETY AND DEMOGRAPHICS |
| Nationality |
Maldivian |
| Human Development Index |
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| Human Development Index Rank |
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| Population, Total |
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| Growth Rate of Population, Annual |
-0.53 Percent (2023) |
| Total Fertility Rate |
1.67 Births per Woman (2023) |
| Population Density, per km2 |
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| Adult Literacy Rate |
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| ECONOMY AND SECTORS |
| Rate of Exchange, per USD, End of Period |
| 15.4 National Currency Units (2023) |
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| GDP, Current Prices |
6,170,638,747 USD (2022) |
| GDP per Capita (Current Prices) |
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| Government Expenditure on Education, % of GDP |
4.58 Percent (2022) |
| Current Health Expenditure, % of GDP |
10.03 Percent (2021) |
| Unemployment Rate, Ages 15+, Both Sexes |
4.27 Percent (2024) |
| Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Inward Flows (Current Prices in Millions) |
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| ODA: Total, Net (Current Prices in Millions) |
119 USD (2022) |
| Merchandise Exports |
159,010,757 USD (2022) |
| Main Merchandise Export Partners |
Thailand, Germany, UK, Mauritius, India |
| Merchandise Imports |
3,515,661,244 USD (2022) |
| Main Merchandise Import Partners |
Oman, India, UAE, China, Singapore |
| Intra-OIC Merchandise Exports |
5,066,194 USD (2022) |
| Main Merchandise Export Partners (in the OIC) |
Bangladesh, Indonesia, UAE, Libya, Türkiye |
| Intra-OIC Merchandise Imports |
1,390,109,469 USD (2022) |
| Main Merchandise Import Partners (in the OIC) |
Oman, UAE, Malaysia, Indonesia, Türkiye |
| Natural Resources |
Fish |
| Main Agricultural Products |
Nuts, nes; Meat, nes; Fresh fruit nes; Fresh vegetables nes; Roots and tubers nes |
| LOGISTIC |
| Time Zones |
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| Country Code |
960 |
| Electricity |
230 V, C / D / G / J / K / L |
| Emergency Numbers |
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| Police |
119 |
| Ambulance |
118 |
| Fire |
102 |
| LINK |
| Presidency |
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| Prime Ministry |
http://www.presidencymaldives.gov.mv/ |
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http://www.majlis.gov.mv |
| Ministry of Economic Development |
http://www.trade.gov.mv |
| Ministry of Education |
http://www.moe.gov.mv |
| Ministry of Environment |
http://www.environment.gov.mv |
| Ministry of Finance |
http://www.finance.gov.mv |
| Ministry of Fisheries, Marine Resources & Agriculture |
http://www.fishagri.gov.mv |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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| Ministry of Gender, Family & Social Services |
http://www.mgf.gov.mv |
| Ministry of Health |
http://www.health.gov.mv |
| Ministry of Tourism |
http://www.tourism.gov.mv |
| National Statistical Office |
http://www.planning.gov.mv |
| Central Bank / Monetary Authority |
http://www.mma.gov.mv |
| Higher Education Authority |
http://www.dhe.gov.mv |
