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Demography

Total Population (2000) 270,101
Growth rate of Population(1995-2000) 1.9 %
Males 137,200
Females 132,901
Life Expectancy at Birth - 2001 71 yrs.
Under-5 Infant Mortality - 2001 (per 1000) 4
Sex Ratio (Males per 100 female), 2000 103
Literacy Rate 98.94%
Source: Maldives Key Indicators 2002
 
  2000 2001
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) 21 17
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) 5 4
Literacy rate 98.94 98.98
 
Environment
 
  2001
Agriculture, value added (% of GDP) 2.8
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) 13.1
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) 66.3
Current revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP) 31.3
 
Trade and Finance
 
  2001
Trade in goods as a share of GDP (%) 4.4
Total debt service ratio(%) 4.7
 
Technology and Infrastructure
 
  2003
Fixed lines 29,084
Mobile phone lines 46,862
 
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