Geography
Area: | 298 square kilometers |
Population: | 240.000 |
Form of government: | Presidential Republic |
Capital: | Male (approx. population 56,000) |
Language: | Divehi, type of Singhalese similar to Elu |
Religion: | Islam |
Economy: | Foreign exchange resources, tourism, exports of dried fish, copra and coconut fibers Currency - Rufiyaa (= 100 Laari). |
Climate: | Tropical Monsoon climate, temperatures 24 - 30° C Yearly precipitation 1600 mm |
