AREA ................................................
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300
kmq
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POPULATION ..................................
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339.330 in.
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DENSITY .........................................
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1131,1 in/kmq
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CAPITAL ..........................................
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Male
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LANGUAGES ....................................
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Maldivian Dhivehi (dialect of Sinhala, script derived from Arabic), English spoken by most government officials
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RELIGIONS ......................................
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Sunni Muslim
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CURRENCY ......................................
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Rufiyaa (MVR)
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GDP per CAPITA .............................
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.. $ (2004)
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HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX ..
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0,515 (99th place)
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LOWEST POINT ...............................
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Indian Ocean 0 m
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HIGHEST POINT ..............................
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Addu Atoll 2,4 m
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INDEPENDENCE ...............................
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26 July 1965 (from UK)
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INSTITUTIONAL FORM ...................
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Republic
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WEB DOMAIN ..................................
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.mv
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COUNTRY CODE ..............................
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+960
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