Maldives

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The General Knowledge book series, are designed for specific country, are one of the most admired book for the Knowledge improvement and learning purpose.This book contains an information about Background,Geography,Natural resources,Land use,Environment. Population,Sex ratio,flag of the county,Area,Border countries,Maritime claims,Elevation extremes,Land use,Natural hazards,Volcanism,Age structure,Median age,Net migration rate,Country comparison to the world,Religions,Languages,Literacy,School life expectancy ,Government,Time difference,Administrative divisions,Executive branch,Cabinet and almost everthing related with general knowledge.

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• Publié par: Zhimgoora Books
• Date de parution: 01 janvier 0001
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781300291909
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 10 Mo

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Maldives

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Maldives (South Asia)

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Introduction ::Maldives

Background:

The Maldives was long a sultanate, first under Dutch and then

under British protection. It became a republic in 1968, three years

after independence. President Maumoon Abdul GAYOOM

dominated the islands' political scene for 30 years, elected to six

successive terms by single-party referendums. Following riots in

the capital Male in August 2004, the president and his government

pledged to embark upon democratic reforms including a more

representative political system and expanded political freedoms.

Progress was sluggish, however, and many promised reforms were

slow to be realized. Nonetheless, political parties were legalized in

2005. In June 2008, a constituent assembly - termed the "Special

Majlis" - finalized a new constitution, which was ratified by the

president in August. The first-ever presidential elections under a

multi-candidate, multi-party system were held in October 2008.

GAYOOM was defeated in a runoff poll by Mohamed NASHEED, a

political activist who had been jailed several years earlier by the

former regime. Challenges facing the new president include

strengthening democracy and combating poverty and drug abuse.

Maldives officials have been prominent participants in

international climate change talks due to the islands' low elevation

and the threat from sea-level rise.

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Geography ::Maldives

Location: Southern Asia, group of atolls in the Indian Ocean, south-

southwest of India

Geographic coordinates: 3 15 N, 73 00 E

Map references: Asia

Area:

Total: 298 sq km

Country comparison to the world: 209

Land: 298 sq km

Water: 0 sq km

Area - comparative: About 1.7 times the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries: 0 km

Coastline: 644 km

Maritime claims: Measured from claimed archipelagic straight baselines

Territorial sea: 12 nm

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Contiguous zone: 24 nm

Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm

Climate: Tropical; hot, humid; dry, northeast monsoon (November

to March); rainy, southwest monsoon (June to August)

Terrain: Flat, with white sandy beaches

Elevation extremes:

Lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m

Highest point: Unnamed location on Viligili in the Addu Atholhu 2.4 m

Natural resources: Fish

Land use:

Arable land: 13.33%

Permanent crops: 30%

Other: 56.67% (2005)

Irrigated land: NA

Total renewable water resources: 0.03 cu km (1999) 6

Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):

Total: 0.003 cu km/yr (98%/2%/0%)

Per capita: 9 cu m/yr (1987)

Natural hazards: Tsunamis; low elevation of islands makes them

sensitive to sea level rise

Environment - current issues: Depletion of freshwater aquifers

threatens water supplies; global warming and sea level rise; coral

reef bleaching

Environment - international agreements:

Party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto

Protocol, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone

Layer Protection, Ship Pollution

Signed, but not ratified: None of the selected agreements

Geography - note: 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

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People ::Maldives

Population: 395,650 (July 2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 174

Age structure:

0-14 years: 22.3% (male 45,038/female 43,291)

15-64 years: 73.8% (male 180,874/female 111,703)

65 years and over: 3.9% (male 7,711/female 7,717) (2010 est.)

Median age:

Total: 25.9 years

Male: 26.6 years

Female: 24.7 years (2010 est.)

Population growth rate: -0.178% (2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 213

Birth rate: 14.5 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 143

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Death rate: 3.68 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 212

Net migration rate: -12.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 217

Urbanization:

Urban population: 38% of total population (2008)

Rate of urbanization: 5.3% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio:

At birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

Under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 1.57 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.98 male(s)/female

Total population: 1.4 male(s)/female (2010 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

Total: 28.47 deaths/1,000 live births

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Country comparison to the world: 77

Male: 30.97 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 25.85 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

Total population: 74.21 years

Country comparison to the world: 100

Male: 72 years

Female: 76.54 years (2010 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.83 children born/woman (2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 153

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.1% (2001 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 145

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: fewer than 100 (2001 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 163

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