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    General Information
    Region    Southern Asia
    Population (000, 2020)   540
    Pop. density (per km2, 2020)   1 801.8
    Capital city    Male
    Capital city pop. (000, 2020)   24-Jun-00b
    UN membership date    21-Sep-65
    Surface area (km2)   300a
    Sex ratio (m per 100 f)   173.5
    National currency    Rufiyaa (MVR)
    Exchange rate (per US$)   15.4c
    Economic indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)2 5884 1095 327b
    GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)7.32.96.9b
    GDP per capita (current US$)7 076.79 033.410 330.6b
    Economy: Agricultured (% of Gross Value Added)6.16.36.5b
    Economy: Industryd,e (% of Gross Value Added)10.212.115b
    Economy: Services and other activityd,f,g (% of GVA)54.653.152.8b
    Employment in agricultureh (% of employed)12.89.88.2
    Employment in industryh (% of employed)20.919.118.3
    Employment in servicesh (% employed)66.471.273.4
    Unemploymenth (% of labour force)4.15.76.4
    Labour force participation rateh (female/male pop. %)44.1 / 77.145.0 / 82.441.6 / 85.2
    CPI: Consumer Price Indexh (2010=100)100132136b
    Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100)766767i
    International trade: exports (million current US$)74144163h,c
    International trade: imports (million current US$)1 0951 8972 883h,c
    International trade: balance (million current US$)- 1 021- 1 753- 2 720h,c
    Balance of payments, current account (million US$)-196-302- 1 388b
    Social indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Population growth ratej (average annual %)2.74.43.4
    Urban population (% of total population)36.438.540.2c
    Urban population growth ratej (average annual %)4.23.9...
    Fertility rate, totalj (live births per woman)2.32.11.9
    Life expectancy at birthj (females/males, years)76.2 / 73.778.4 / 75.580.4 / 77.1
    Population age distribution (0-14/60+ years old, %)25.3 / 6.221.2 / 5.819.6 / 5.7
    International migrant stockk (000/% of total pop.)54.7 / 14.964.3 / 14.169.2 / 13.0c
    Infant mortality ratej (per 1 000 live births)14.896.8
    Health: Current expenditure (% of GDP)8.5l,m8.79a
    Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)1.42.94.6b
    Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP)4.14.44.1i
    Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)108.6 / 112.7n100.0 / 103.098.1 / 96.2a
    Education: Tertiary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)13.0 / 9.7o20.1 / 8.5p59.8 / 16.6a
    Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)1.60.7q...
    Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)6.55.94.6r
    Environment and infrastructure indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Individuals using the Internet (per 100 inhabitants)26.5s54.5h63.2h,a
    Threatened species (number)596980
    Forested areah (% of land area)3.33.33.3a
    Energy production, primary (Petajoules)000a
    Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)374143a
    Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borderst (000)7921 2341 484b
    Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)000c
    Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI)3.880.642.45b
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