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Flag and country information -
Republic of the MALDIVES |
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Area - 298 sq km / 115 sq ml |
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Capital - Malé |
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Language - Divehi, English |
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Currency - Rufiya |
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Population - 329,684 |
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Life expectancy - 60 (men), 63 (women) |
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Literacy rate - 92% |
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Religions - Sunni Muslim |
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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 |
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Ethnic distribution - Dravidian on northern islands, Arab in the middle islands, Sinhalese in the south with African on Ravare |
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Exports - coconuts, copra, bonito (fish related to tuna), garments |
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