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Capital: Male
Total Area: 115.83 sq mi,300.00 sq km,(about 1.7 times the size of Washington, DC)
Population: 310,764 (July 2001 est.)
Estimated Population in 2050: 815,031
Languages: Maldivian Dhivehi (dialect of Sinhala, script derived from Arabic), English spoken by most government officials
Literacy: 93.2% total, 93.3% male, 93% female (1995 est.)
Religions: Sunni Muslim
Life Expectancy: 61.39 male, 63.8 female (2001 est.)
Government Type: republic
Currency: 1 rufiyaa (Rf) = 100 laari
GDP (per capita): $2,000 (2000 est.)
Industry: fish processing, tourism, shipping, boat building, coconut processing, garments, woven mats, rope, handicrafts, coral and sand mining
Agriculture: coconuts, corn, sweet potatoes; fish
Arable Land: 10%
Natural Resources: fish
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