MALDIVES AT A GLANCE

BY POORNA RODRIGO The South Asian archipelago of Maldives is known as an up market tourist destination. It has a population of 325,000 (2011 est.) and one third of its population live in the capital Malé, which fills one island. The Maldives GDP stood at USD2 billion in 2011 and the economy grew by 7.5 % the same year. It is largely based on tourism, at 30% of GDP; transport and communications -18%; government -13%; manufacturing -4%; fishing -1%; construction -8%; and agriculture -2% according to 2011 estimates. The country usually has the highest per capita ...


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