| Republic of Maldives |
 |
| Divehi Rājjey ge Jumhuriyyā |
| Widget Maldives |
| |
| Continent |
Asia |
| Sub-continent |
Middle East |
| Population (2008) |
385 925 |
inhabitants |
| Yearly growth rate |
5.560 |
% |
| Area |
298 |
km2 |
| Density |
1 295.05 |
inhabitants/km2 |
| GNP (2007) |
1.02 |
milliards $USD |
| GNP/inhabitant (2007) |
3 315 |
$USD |
| GNP growth (2007) |
15.91 |
% |
| GDP (2007) |
1.06 |
milliards $USD |
| GDP/inhabitant (2007) |
3 066 |
$USD |
| GDP growth (2007) |
6.60 |
% |
| Life expectancy (2008) |
73.72 |
years |
| Birth (2008) |
14.84 |
‰ |
| Fecundity index (2008) |
1.97 |
children/woman |
| Death (2008) |
3.66 |
‰ |
| Child death rate (2008) |
30.63 |
‰ |
| Alphabtization rate (2007) |
97.00 |
% |
| Official languages |
Dhivehi |
| Currency converter |
Maldivian Rufiyaa (MRf) |
| Human developpment index (IDH 2007) |
0.771/1.0 (rank : 96/186) |
| Environmental Performance Index (EPI 2010) |
65.9 (rank : 50/164) |
| Nature of the state |
Presidential Republic, member of the British Commonwealth |
| Head of the state |
President Mohamed Nasheed |
| National hollyday |
26th july (independence from UK in 1965) |
| Internet code of the country : |
.mv |
| Demonym |
Maldivian |
| Tourist (2007) |
676 000 |
people |
