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World Gazetteer Results for Gaadhiffushi:
NameGaadhiffushi
Alternate NamesGadifuri
Geographical TypeLocality
Population256
Latitude
Longitude
CountryMaldives
Administrative DivisionThaa
Dictionary Results for Maldives:
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
Maldives
    n 1: a republic on the Maldive Islands; achieved independence
         from the United Kingdom in 1965 [syn: Maldives, Republic
         of Maldives]
    2: a group of about 1,200 small coral islands (about 220
       inhabited) in the Indian ocean [syn: Maldives, Maldive
       Islands]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Maldive Islands \Maldive Islands\ prop. n.
   A group of about 2000 islands in the Indian ocean; also known
   as the Maldives.
   [WordNet 1.5]

3. CIA World Factbook 2002
Maldives

   Introduction Maldives
   ---------------------
                            Background: The Maldives were long a sultanate,
                                        first under Dutch and then under
                                        British protection. They became a
                                        republic in 1968, three years after
                                        independence. Tourism and fishing
                                        are being developed on the
                                        archipelago.
  
   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: 300 sq km
                                        water: 0 sq km
                                        land: 300 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
                                        baselines
                                        territorial sea: 12 NM
                                        exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
                                        contiguous zone: 24 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
                                        Wilingili island in the Addu Atoll
                                        2.4 m
                     Natural resources: fish
                              Land use: arable land: 3.33%
                                        permanent crops: 6.67%
                                        other: 90% (1998 est.)
                        Irrigated land: NA sq km
                       Natural hazards: low level of islands makes them very
                                        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 party to: Biodiversity, Climate
                            agreements: Change, Climate Change-Kyoto
                                        Protocol, Hazardous Wastes, Law of
                                        the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection
                                        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
  
   People Maldives
   ---------------
                            Population: 320,165 (July 2002 est.)
                         Age structure: 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.)
                Population growth rate: 2.95% (2002 est.)
                            Birth rate: 37.41 births/1,000 population (2002
                                        est.)
                            Death rate: 7.86 deaths/1,000 population (2002
                                        est.)
                    Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (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: 1.05 male(s)/
                                        female
                                        total population: 1.05 male(s)/
                                        female (2002 est.)
                 Infant mortality rate: 61.93 deaths/1,000 live births (2002
                                        est.)
              Life expectancy at birth: total population: 62.93 years
                                        female: 64.2 years (2002 est.)
                                        male: 61.72 years
                  Total fertility rate: 5.38 children born/woman (2002 est.)
      HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.05% (1999 est.)
     HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/ NA
                                  AIDS:
                     HIV/AIDS - deaths: NA
                           Nationality: noun: Maldivian(s)
                                        adjective: Maldivian
                         Ethnic groups: South Indians, Sinhalese, Arabs
                             Religions: Sunni Muslim
                             Languages: Maldivian Dhivehi (dialect of
                                        Sinhala, script derived from
                                        Arabic), English spoken by most
                                        government officials
                              Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read
                                        and write
                                        total population: 93.2%
                                        male: 93.3%
                                        female: 93% (1995 est.)
  
   Government Maldives
   -------------------
                          Country name: conventional long form: Republic of
                                        Maldives
                                        conventional short form: Maldives
                                        local short form: Dhivehi Raajje
                                        local long form: Dhivehi Raajjeyge
                                        Jumhooriyyaa
                       Government type: republic
                               Capital: Male
              Administrative divisions: 19 atolls (atholhu, singular and
                                        plural) and 1 other first-order
                                        administrative division*; Alifu,
                                        Baa, Dhaalu, Faafu, Gaafu Alifu,
                                        Gaafu Dhaalu, Gnaviyani, Haa Alifu,
                                        Haa Dhaalu, Kaafu, Laamu, Lhaviyani,
                                        Maale*, Meemu, Noonu, Raa, Seenu,
                                        Shaviyani, Thaa, Vaavu
                          Independence: 26 July 1965 (from UK)
                      National holiday: Independence Day, 26 July (1965)
                          Constitution: adopted January 1998
                          Legal system: based on Islamic law with admixtures
                                        of English common law primarily in
                                        commercial matters; has not accepted
                                        compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
                              Suffrage: 21 years of age; universal
                      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
                                        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%
                                        cabinet: Cabinet of Ministers
                                        appointed by the president; note -
                                        need not be members of Majlis
                                        head of government: President
                                        Maumoon Abdul GAYOOM (since 11
                                        November 1978); note - the president
                                        is both the chief of state and head
                                        of government
                    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
                       Judicial branch: High Court
         Political parties and leaders: although political parties are not
                                        banned, none exist
          Political pressure groups and none
                               leaders:
             International organization AsDB, C, CCC, CP, ESCAP, FAO, G-77,
                         participation: IBRD, ICAO, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC,
                                        IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ITU, NAM,
                                        OIC, OPCW, SAARC, UN, UNCTAD,
                                        UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WMO, WToO,
                                        WTrO
   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
     Diplomatic representation from the the US does not have an embassy in
                                    US: Maldives; the US Ambassador to Sri
                                        Lanka is accredited to Maldives and
                                        makes periodic visits there
                      Flag description: red with a large green rectangle in
                                        the center bearing a vertical white
                                        crescent; the closed side of the
                                        crescent is on the hoist side of the
                                        flag
  
   Economy Maldives
   ----------------
                    Economy - overview: Tourism, Maldives largest industry,
                                        accounts for 20% of GDP and more
                                        than 60% of the Maldives' foreign
                                        exchange receipts. Over 90% of
                                        government tax revenue comes from
                                        import duties and tourism-related
                                        taxes. Almost 400,000 tourists
                                        visited the islands in 1998. Fishing
                                        is a second leading sector. The
                                        Maldivian Government began an
                                        economic reform program in 1989
                                        initially by lifting import quotas
                                        and opening some exports to the
                                        private sector. Subsequently, it has
                                        liberalized regulations to allow
                                        more foreign investment. Agriculture
                                        and manufacturing continue to play a
                                        minor role in the economy,
                                        constrained by the limited
                                        availability of cultivable land and
                                        the shortage of domestic labor. Most
                                        staple foods must be imported.
                                        Industry, which consists mainly of
                                        garment production, boat building,
                                        and handicrafts, accounts for about
                                        18% of GDP. Maldivian authorities
                                        worry about the impact of erosion
                                        and possible global warming on their
                                        low-lying country; 80% of the area
                                        is one meter or less above sea
                                        level.
                                   GDP: purchasing power parity - $1.2
                                        billion (2001 est.)
                GDP - real growth rate: 7% (2001 est.)
                      GDP - per capita: purchasing power parity - $3,870
                                        (2001 est.)
           GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 20%
                                        industry: 18%
                                        services: 62% (2000 est.)
         Population below poverty line: NA%
     Household income or consumption by lowest 10%: NA%
                      percentage share: highest 10%: NA%
      Inflation rate (consumer prices): 3% (2000 est.)
                           Labor force: 67,000 (1995)
           Labor force - by occupation: agriculture 22%, industry 18%,
                                        services 60% (1995)
                     Unemployment rate: NEGL%
                                Budget: revenues: $166 million (excluding
                                        foreign grants)
                                        expenditures: $192 million,
                                        including capital expenditures of
                                        $80 million (1999 est.)
                            Industries: fish processing, tourism, shipping,
                                        boat building, coconut processing,
                                        garments, woven mats, rope,
                                        handicrafts, coral and sand mining
     Industrial production growth rate: 4.4% (1996 est.)
              Electricity - production: 110 million kWh (2000)
    Electricity - production by source: fossil fuel: 100%
                                        hydro: 0%
                                        other: 0% (2000)
                                        nuclear: 0%
             Electricity - consumption: 102.3 million kWh (2000)
                 Electricity - exports: 0 kWh (2000)
                 Electricity - imports: 0 kWh (2000)
                Agriculture - products: coconuts, corn, sweet potatoes; fish
                               Exports: $88 million (f.o.b., 2000 est.)
                 Exports - commodities: fish, clothing
                    Exports - partners: US, UK, Sri Lanka, Japan
                               Imports: $372 million (f.o.b., 2000 est.)
                 Imports - commodities: consumer goods, intermediate and
                                        capital goods, petroleum products
                    Imports - partners: Singapore, India, Sri Lanka, Japan,
                                        Canada
                       Debt - external: $237 million (2000 est.)
              Economic aid - recipient: $NA
                              Currency: rufiyaa (MVR)
                         Currency code: MVR
                        Exchange rates: rufiyaa per US dollar - 11.770
                                        (fixed rate since 1995)
                           Fiscal year: calendar year
  
   Communications Maldives
   -----------------------
        Telephones - main lines in use: 21,000 (1999)
          Telephones - mobile cellular: 1,290 (1997)
                      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)
              Radio broadcast stations: AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 1 (1998)
                                Radios: 35,000 (1999)
         Television broadcast stations: 1 (1997)
                           Televisions: 10,000 (1999)
                 Internet country code: .mv
     Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 1 (2000)
                        Internet users: 6,000 (2001)
  
   Transportation Maldives
   -----------------------
                              Railways: 0 km
                              Highways: total: NA km
                                        paved: NA km
                                        unpaved: NA km; note - Male has 9.6
                                        km of coral highways within the city
                                        (1988 est.)
                             Waterways: none
                     Ports and harbors: Gan, Male
                       Merchant marine: 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.)
                              Airports: 5 (2001)
         Airports - with paved runways: total: 2
                                        over 3,047 m: 1
                                        2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 (2001)
       Airports - with unpaved runways: total: 3
                                        914 to 1,523 m: 3 (2001)
  
   Military Maldives
   -----------------
                      Military branches: National Security Service
       Military manpower - availability: males age 15-49: 74,893 (2002 est.)
    Military manpower - fit for military males age 15-49: 41,672 (2002 est.)
                                service:
          Military expenditures - dollar $34.5 million (FY01)
                                 figure:
      Military expenditures - percent of 8.6% (FY01)
                                    GDP:
  
   Transnational Issues Maldives
   -----------------------------
                                              Disputes - international: none
  
                                       



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