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Also Known As Maldive Islands • Republic of Maldives • Divehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa
Head Of State And Government President: Mohamed Muizzu
Capital Male2
Population (2024 est.) 544,7003
Form Of Government multiparty republic1 with one legislative house (People’s Majlis [87])
Official Language Dhivehi (Maldivian)
Official Religion Islam
Official Name Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa (Republic of Maldives)
Total Area (Sq Km) 298
Total Area (Sq Mi) 114
Monetary Unit rufiyaa (Rf)
Population Rank (2023) 176
Population Projection 2030 474,000
Density: Persons Per Sq Mi (2024) 4,778
Density: Persons Per Sq Km (2024) 1,828
Urban-Rural Population Urban: (2024) 42.4% • Rural: (2024) 57.6%
Life Expectancy At Birth Male: (2021) 74.5 years • Female: (2021) 76.6 years
Literacy: Percentage Of Population Age 15 And Over Literate Male: (2021) 98% • Female: (2021) 98%
Gni (U.S.$ ’000,000) (2023) 5,745
Gni Per Capita (U.S.$) (2023) 11,030
1A new constitution was ratified on August 7, 2008; the first multiparty election was held in October 2008.2Also spelled Maale and Male’.3Excludes (based on the 2014 census) 63,637 legal foreign workers and (in 2011) c. 44,000 undocumented workers. Most foreign workers are Indian or Bangladeshi.

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