Location: Republic of the Maldives, it is a country composed of 26 of the island in 1192 atoll of which only 200 are inhabited, the islands located in the south-west of Sri Lanka and India stretching from the Lakshadweep Islands Minyuka to the Chagos Archipelago island. Surrounding the Indian Ocean islands of the Maldives.
DC: Financial
Population: 360,000
Dial Code: 960
Currency: Rovih (MVR)
Ethnic mix: Most Maldivians of the descendants of people who came from the Sinhalese Sri Lanka. Some people have their roots from South India as traders and sailors from the Arabs. The predominant religion in the Maldives is Islam. Most Maldivians belong to the Sunni sect.
Languages: Dhivehi, English
Time zone GMT + 5
January average temperature: 86 ° F
Average temperatures in July: 86 ° F
Annual rainfall: 250 cm
International Phone +960 code, access code within the country 2.3 331 960+
Emergency numbers: Medical assistance: 102 Police / Emergency: 119 Fire Station: 118
If you need to call the police from the airport, you must dial 3329354, or you can contact the police command center directly by calling the number 3322111.
Number of internally displaced people since the tsunami: 11000
The proportion of males who are on the island: 27%
Number of coral islands: 26
The number of shark attacks since 1976: None
Percentage for GDF: 5.5%
Inflation: 6.8%
Per capita GDP: $ 2,509