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Maldives

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Capital:	Male
Area size (Land only):	300 sq. km Approximately twice the size of Washington D.C.
Time zone:	GMT +5
Currency:	Rufiyaa
Area code:	(+) 960
Driving:	Left
Climate description:	Tropical with fairly high temperatures throughout the year. November and April are hot and dry with longer periods of rain from May to October.

People

Standard of living

Economy & aid

Health

Disasters, conflict & migration

Language
Dhivehi (related to Sinhalese) is the official language, but English and Arabic are also spoken.
Source: New Internationalist World Guide

Population

2009	0.3 million	U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2009)
2007	0.3 million	U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2006)
2006	0.3 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2005	0.3 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2004	0.3 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2003	0.3 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2002	0.3 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2001	0.3 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2000	0.3 million	U.N. DESA (2006)

Future population estimates
0.5 million (2050)
Source: U.N. DESA (2009)

Ethnic groups
The archipelago's population stems from migrations of Dravidian, Indo-Aryan, Sinhalese and Arab people.
Source: NI World Guide

Religion
Islam, the official religion, is proclaimed as universal.
Source: NI World Guide

Percentage urban population

2007	30.5 percent	U.N. DESA - World Urbanisation Prospects 2005
2006	30.1 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2005	29.6 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2004	29.2 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2003	28.7 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2002	28.3 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2001	27.9 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2000	27.5 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)

Year women granted right to vote
1932
Source: U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Report
Where two figures are shown, the first refers to a partial recognition of the right to vote and the second to the year women received the right to vote on a universal and equal basis.

Net percentage of girls enrolled in primary education
97 (2007)
Source: UNESCO

Percentage of population under 15

2005	34.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	41.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	42.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	43.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	43.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	43.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Average life expectancy

2005	67.0 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	67.0 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	66.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	67.4 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	66.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	66.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - male

2005	66.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	67.4 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	67.1 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	67.7 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	67.4 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	67.3 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - female

2005	67.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	66.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	66.1 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	66.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	66.3 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	65.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Infant mortality

2007	26 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2006	26 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	33 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	35 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	55 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	58 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	58 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	59 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Child mortality - deaths before the age of five

2007	30 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2006	30 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	42 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	46 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2000	80 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Births attended by skilled personnel

1997-2005	70 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1996-2004	70 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1995-2003	70 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1995-2002	70 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1995-2001	70 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
1995-2000	No data available percent

Maternal mortality

2005	120 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2000	110 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006

Human development index (HDI rank)

2005	100	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	98	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	96	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	84	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	86	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	84	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of children under weight for age (under age 5)

2000-2007	30 percent	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2000-2006	30 percent	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
1996-2005	30 percent	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
1996-2004	30 percent	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
1995-2003	30 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1995-2002	30 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1995-2001	30 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
1995-2000	No data available percent

Percentage of undernourished population

2003-2005	7 percent	U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2008
2002-2004average	10 percent	U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2006
2001-2003average	11 percent	FAO 2006
1999-2001average	No data available percent
1998-2000average	No data available percent

Food intake falls below the minimum requirement.

Population with access to improved water

2006	83 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2008
2004	83 percent	UNICEF and World Health Organisation (WHO) 2006
2002	84 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2000	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Population with access to improved sanitation

2006	59 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2008
2004	59 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2006
2002	58 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005

Literacy - average

2004	96.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	97.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	97.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	97.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	96.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - male

2004	96.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	97.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	97.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	97.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	96.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - female

2004	96.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	97.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	97.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	96.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	96.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Landlines telephones

2008	154 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	110 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	109 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	110 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	109 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	106 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	102 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	99 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	90 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Cellular telephone subscribers

2008	1428 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	1043 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	914 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	696 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	393 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	234 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	149 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	68 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	28 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Internet users

2008	231 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	163 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	110 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	61 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	59 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	54 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	49 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	34 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	21 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Transparency International corruption ranking (Scale: 1 = least corrupt, >175 = most corrupt)

2008	115 (joint)	Transparency International 2008
2007	84 (joint)	Transparency International 2007
2006	Not ranked

Signatory of International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment for the crime of Genocide
Yes (1948)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Yes (1984)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Yes (1989)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

International humanitarian aid flows
Access the Financial Tracking Service, a global real-time database which records all reported humanitarian aid - including that for NGOs, the Red Cross/Crescent Movement, bilateral aid, in-kind aid and private donations - searchable by country.
Source: Financial Tracking Service, ReliefWeb

Percentage of population living on less than US$1 a day
No data available percent

GNI per capita, Atlas method

2007	3190 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	2970 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	2580 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	2580 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	2370 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	2200 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	2140 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	2140 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

The purpose of the Atlas conversion factor is to reduce the impact of exchange rate fluctuations in a cross-country comparison of national incomes. The Atlas conversion factor for any year is the average of a country's exchange rate (or alternative conversion factor) for that year and its exchange rates for the two preceding years.

GDP

2007	1.1 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	0.9 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	0.7 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	0.8 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	0.7 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	0.6 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	0.6 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	0.6 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

Annual GDP growth

2006	23.5 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2005	-5.1 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2004	11.5 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2003	9.2 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2002	6.1 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2001	3.3 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2000	4.4 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

Annual inflation

2007	6.6 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	4.0 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	1.2 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	2.4 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	-0.4 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	0.6 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	0.6 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	1.1 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

Share of income or consumption (poorest 10 percent)
No data available

Share of income or consumption (richest 10 percent)
No data available

Physicians

2000-2004	92 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1990-2004	92 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1990-2003	78 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1990-2002	40 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage HIV+ (adults aged 15-49)
No data available percent

Malaria
No risk
Source: WHO

TB cases

2007	47 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2006	50 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2005	53 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2004	56 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2003	59 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2002	63 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2001	67 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2000	71 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009

Chronology of natural disasters
Access EM-DAT, a database of natural disasters from 1900 to the present - death tolls and numbers of affected people - searchable by country.
Source: Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium

Number of refugees originating here

2008	16	UNHCR
2007	17	UNHCR
2006	17	Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
2005	13	UNHCR
2004	3	UNHCR
2003	No data available
2002	No data available
2001	No data available
2000	No data available

Number of refugees residing here
No data available

Number of internally displaced people\Estimate

	No data available

No data available

Landmine casualties per year

2004	0	Landmine Monitor Report 2005
2003	0	Landmine Monitor Report 2004

Casualty figures may include both civilians and military personnel injured or killed by landmines and unexploded ordnance.
Signatory to landmine convention?
Yes (1998)
Source: Landmine Monitor Report

Percentage of GDP spent on military
No data available percent

Percentage of GDP spent on education

2002-2005	7.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2002-2004	8.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1998-2000	3.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage of GDP spent on health

2004	6.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2003-2004	5.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2002	4.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2001	5.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2000	6.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

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