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A group of some 1,200 islands, 202 of which are inhabited, lying between  just south of the equator and 8 degrees north in Northern Indian Ocean, 675 kilometres southwest of Sri Lanka.

Neighboring countries:

northeast: Sri Lanka; and,

north: India.

 Time:

Greenwich Mean Time plus 5 hours.

 Climate:

tropical;

temperature range 25 degrees to 29 degrees Celsius;

most of area subject to the southwest monsoon (June-August) and the northwest monsoon (November-March);

rainfall heaviest during southwest monsoon season; and,

annual rainfall averages 254 centimetres in north, 381 centimetres in south.

Status:

republic

Capital:

Male (estimated population 56,060).

Population:

209,000 increasing by 3.4 per cent per year;

44.8 per cent under 15 years of age;

life expectancy 60 years; and,

infant mortality 77 per 1,000 live births.

Main language:

Dhivehi. English used as a second language.

Main religion:

Islam.

Currency:

1 Rufiyaa (Maldivian Rupee) (US$0.095) = 100 laari (larees).

Exports:

fresh and dried fish, clothing, sea cucumber.

Imports:

manufactured goods, petroleum products, foodstuffs (including rice), intermediate and capital goods.

Main industries:

fishing, garments, coconut processing, shipping.

Main crops:

coconut, millet, sorghum, maize.

Tourism:

rapidly expanding industry and Maldives' largest source of foreign exchange; approximately 170,000 visitors per year.

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