| Maldives (2001) | Maldives (2002) | |
![]()  | ![]()  | |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 
 45.63% (male 72,920; female 68,895) 15-64 years: 51.37% (male 81,506; female 78,149) 65 years and over: 3% (male 4,806; female 4,488) (2001 est.)  | 
				0-14 years: 45.3% (male 74,493; female 70,394) 
 15-64 years: 51.7% (male 84,548; female 81,092) 65 years and over: 3% (male 4,944; female 4,694) (2002 est.)  | 
				
| Airports | 5 (2000 est.) | 5 (2001) | 
| Airports - with paved runways | total: 
 2 over 3,047 m: 1 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 (2000 est.)  | 
				total: 2 
 over 3,047 m: 1 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 (2002)  | 
				
| Airports - with unpaved runways | total: 
 3 914 to 1,523 m: 3 (2000 est.)  | 
				total: 3 
 914 to 1,523 m: 3 (2002)  | 
				
| Area | total: 
 300 sq km land: 300 sq km water: 0 sq km  | 
				total: 300 sq km 
 land: 300 sq km water: 0 sq km  | 
				
| Birth rate | 38.15 births/1,000 population (2001 est.) | 37.41 births/1,000 population (2002 est.) | 
| Budget | revenues: 
 $166 million (excluding foreign grants) expenditures: $192 million, including capital expenditures of $80 million (1999 est.)  | 
				revenues: $166 million (excluding foreign grants) 
 expenditures: $192 million, including capital expenditures of $80 million  | 
				
| Country name | conventional long form: 
 Republic of Maldives conventional short form: Maldives local long form: Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa local short form: Dhivehi Raajje  | 
				conventional long form: Republic of Maldives 
 conventional short form: Maldives local long form: Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa local short form: Dhivehi Raajje  | 
				
| Death rate | 8.09 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.) | 7.86 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.) | 
| Diplomatic representation in the US | Maldives does not have an embassy in the US, but does have a Permanent Mission to the UN in New York | Maldives does not have an embassy in the US, but does have a Permanent Mission to the UN in New York; permanent representative is Dr. Mohamed LATHEEF | 
| Electricity - consumption | 93.9 million kWh (1999) | 102.3 million kWh (2000) | 
| Electricity - exports | 0 kWh (1999) | 0 kWh (2000) | 
| Electricity - imports | 0 kWh (1999) | 0 kWh (2000) | 
| Electricity - production | 101 million kWh (1999) | 110 million kWh (2000) | 
| Electricity - production by source | fossil fuel: 
 100% hydro: 0% nuclear: 0% other: 0% (1999)  | 
				fossil fuel: 100% 
 hydro: 0% nuclear: 0% other: 0% (2000)  | 
				
| Elevation extremes | lowest point: 
 Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location on Wilingili island in the Addu Atoll 2.4 m  | 
				lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m 
 highest point: unnamed location on Wilingili island in the Addu Atoll 2.4 m  | 
				
| Environment - international agreements | party to: 
 Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements  | 
				party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection 
 signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements  | 
				
| Executive branch | chief of state: 
 President Maumoon Abdul GAYOOM (since 11 November 1978); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government head of government: President Maumoon Abdul GAYOOM (since 11 November 1978); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government cabinet: appointed by the president; note - need not be members of Majlis elections: president nominated by the Majlis and then that nomination must be ratified by a national referendum (at least a 51% approval margin is required); president elected for a five-year term; election last held 16 October 1998 (next to be held NA October 2003) election results: President Maumoon Abdul GAYOOM reelected; percent of popular vote - Maumoon Abdul GAYOOM 90.9%  | 
				chief of state: President Maumoon Abdul GAYOOM (since 11 November 1978); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government 
 head of government: President Maumoon Abdul GAYOOM (since 11 November 1978); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government cabinet: Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the president; note - need not be members of Majlis elections: president nominated by the Majlis and then that nomination must be ratified by a national referendum (at least a 51% approval margin is required); president elected for a five-year term; election last held 16 October 1998 (next to be held NA October 2003) election results: President Maumoon Abdul GAYOOM reelected; percent of popular vote - Maumoon Abdul GAYOOM 90.9%  | 
				
| Exports | $88 million (f.o.b., 2000 est.) | $88 million f.o.b. (2000 est.) | 
| GDP | purchasing power parity - $594 million (2000 est.) | purchasing power parity - $1.2 billion (2001 est.) | 
| GDP - composition by sector | agriculture: 
 20% industry: 18% services: 62% (2000 est.)  | 
				agriculture: 20% 
 industry: 18% services: 62% (2000 est.)  | 
				
| GDP - per capita | purchasing power parity - $2,000 (2000 est.) | purchasing power parity - $3,870 (2001 est.) | 
| GDP - real growth rate | 7.6% (2000 est.) | 7% (2001 est.) | 
| Geography - note | 1,190 coral islands grouped into 26 atolls (200 inhabited islands, plus 80 islands with tourist resorts); archipelago of strategic location astride and along major sea lanes in Indian Ocean | 1,190 coral islands grouped into 26 atolls (200 inhabited islands, plus 80 islands with tourist resorts); archipelago with strategic location astride and along major sea lanes in Indian Ocean | 
| Highways | total: 
 NA km paved: NA km unpaved: NA km; note - Male has 9.6 km of coral highways within the city (1988 est.)  | 
				total: NA km 
 paved: NA km unpaved: NA km; note - Male has 9.6 km of coral highways within the city (1988 est.)  | 
				
| Household income or consumption by percentage share | lowest 10%: 
 NA% highest 10%: NA%  | 
				lowest 10%: NA% 
 highest 10%: NA%  | 
				
| Imports | $372 million (f.o.b., 2000 est.) | $372 million f.o.b. (2000 est.) | 
| Infant mortality rate | 63.72 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.) | 61.93 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.) | 
| International organization participation | AsDB, C, CCC, CP, ESCAP, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IMF, IMO, Intelsat (nonsignatory user), Interpol, IOC, ITU, NAM, OIC, OPCW, SAARC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WMO, WToO, WTrO | AsDB, C, CCC, CP, ESCAP, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ITU, NAM, OIC, OPCW, SAARC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WMO, WToO, WTrO | 
| Labor force | 67,000 (1995) | 67,000 (1995) (1995) | 
| Labor force - by occupation | agriculture 22%, industry 18%, services 60% (1995) | agriculture 22%, industry 18%, services 60% (1995) (1995) | 
| Land use | arable land: 
 10% permanent crops: 0% permanent pastures: 3% forests and woodland: 3% other: 84% (1993 est.)  | 
				arable land: 3.33% 
 permanent crops: 6.67% other: 90% (1998 est.)  | 
				
| Legislative branch | unicameral People's Council or Majlis (50 seats; 42 elected by popular vote, 8 appointed by the president; members serve five-year terms)
 elections: last held 20 November 1999 (next to be held NA November 2004) election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats - independents 42  | 
				unicameral People's Council or Majlis (50 seats; 42 elected by popular vote, 8 appointed by the president; members serve five-year terms) 
 elections: last held 20 November 1999 (next to be held NA November 2004) election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats - independents 42  | 
				
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 
 62.56 years male: 61.39 years female: 63.8 years (2001 est.)  | 
				total population: 62.93 years 
 male: 61.72 years female: 64.2 years (2002 est.)  | 
				
| Literacy | definition: 
 age 15 and over can read and write total population: 93.2% male: 93.3% female: 93% (1995 est.)  | 
				definition: age 15 and over can read and write 
 total population: 93.2% male: 93.3% female: 93% (1995 est.)  | 
				
| Maritime claims | measured from claimed archipelagic baselines
 contiguous zone: 24 NM exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM  | 
				measured from claimed archipelagic baselines 
 contiguous zone: 24 NM exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM  | 
				
| Merchant marine | total: 
 17 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 58,604 GRT/81,451 DWT ships by type: cargo 16, short-sea passenger 1 (2000 est.)  | 
				total: 14 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 51,532 GRT/71,298 DWT 
 ships by type: cargo 13, short-sea passenger 1 (2002 est.)  | 
				
| Military expenditures - dollar figure | $NA | $34.5 million (FY01) | 
| Military expenditures - percent of GDP | NA% | 8.6% (FY01) | 
| Military manpower - availability | males age 15-49: 
 71,856 (2001 est.)  | 
				males age 15-49: 74,893 (2002 est.) | 
| Military manpower - fit for military service | males age 15-49: 
 40,006 (2001 est.)  | 
				males age 15-49: 41,672 (2002 est.) | 
| Nationality | noun: 
 Maldivian(s) adjective: Maldivian  | 
				noun: Maldivian(s) 
 adjective: Maldivian  | 
				
| Net migration rate | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.) | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.) | 
| Population | 310,764 (July 2001 est.) | 320,165 (July 2002 est.) | 
| Population growth rate | 3.01% (2001 est.) | 2.95% (2002 est.) | 
| Sex ratio | at birth: 
 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.07 male(s)/female total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2001 est.)  | 
				at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 
 under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.05 male(s)/female total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2002 est.)  | 
				
| Telephone system | general assessment: 
 minimal domestic and international facilities domestic: interatoll communication through microwave links; all inhabited islands are connected with telephone and fax service international: satellite earth station - 3 Intelsat (Indian Ocean)  | 
				general assessment: minimal domestic and international facilities 
 domestic: interatoll communication through microwave links; all inhabited islands are connected with telephone and fax service international: satellite earth station - 3 Intelsat (Indian Ocean)  | 
				
| Total fertility rate | 5.5 children born/woman (2001 est.) | 5.38 children born/woman (2002 est.) |