Geography
Area: | 298 square kilometers |
Population: | 240.000 inhabitants |
Form of government: | Presidential Republic |
Capital: | Male (around 56,000 inhabitants) |
Language: | National language "Divehi", a form of Singhalese or Elu |
Religion: | Islam |
Economy: | Sources of foreign currency are tourism, the export of dried fish, copra and coconut fibres Currency - Rufiyaa (= 100 Laari). |
Climate: | Tropical monsoon climate, temperature range 24 - 30° C Annual rainfall 1600 mm |
