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GeographyLocation: Southern Asia, group of atolls in the Indian Ocean, south-southwestof India
Area: Land boundaries: 0 km Coastline: 644 km
PeoplePopulation: 261,310 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
Population growth rate: 3.58% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 42.8 births/1,000 population Death rate: 7 deaths/1,000 population Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population Infant mortality rate: 50 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 6.17 children born/woman Ethnic divisions: Sinhalese, Dravidian, Arab, African Religions: Sunni Muslim Languages: Divehi (dialect of Sinhala; script derived from Arabic), English spokenby most government officials
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write (1985)
Government
Names:
Type: republic Capital: Male Independence: 26 July 1965 (from UK) Constitution: 4 June 1968
EconomyNational product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $360 million National product real growth rate: 5.4% National product per capita: $1,500 Inflation rate (consumer prices): 20% Unemployment rate:
Electricity:
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