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The Republic of Maldives
Head of State : Abdulla Yameen
Population : 345.02 Thousand
Capital City : Malé
Largest City : Malé
Languages : Maldivian Dhivehi (official); English spoken by most government officials
Monetary Unit : Rufiyaa (MVR)
Facts
GDP (USD) : 2,605,930,957.00
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) (USD) : 283.98 million (2012)
GNI (USD) : 2,200,884,787.00
Exports of Goods & Services (USD) : 1,792.07 million (2012)
Imports of Goods & Services (USD) : 1,789.13 million (2012)
Life Expectancy at Birth : 77.57 Years (2012)
Intra-OIC Exports (USD) : 1.82 million (2013)
Intra-OIC Imports (USD) : 483.85 million (2013)
Location & Geography
Maldives is an independent chain of islands in the Northern Indian Ocean and South-west of Sri Lanka, at the Southernmost tip of India. The atolls comprise about 1,190 coral islands, 200 of which are inhabited. The tropical vegetation varies from grass and scrub to dense woods of fruit trees or coconut palms. The environment is warm and wet. The terrain is flat with some elevations. There is very little arable land and few forests, pastures and woodlands. The country has no permanent crops. The climate is hot and humid. Most of the area is subject to the South-west and North-east monsoons.
Investment Profile
Doing Business 2014 Rank***Doing Business 2015 RankChange in Rank
114116-2
Doing Business 2014 DTF**
(% points)
Doing Business 2015 DTF**
(% points)
Change in DTF**
(% points)
58.4858.730.25
Investment Opportunities
Rehabilitation of existing community rainwater harvesting facilities.
Water and Sanitation, Infrastructure and construction | September 28, 2015
Consultancy To Provide Technical Expertise In Developing Cash Basis Ipsas Compliant
Banking And Finance, Education and Training | September 18, 2015
Printing of VCA Guideline and Toolbox
Industry | September 18, 2015
Events
Training | November 24 - 26, 2015 | Maldives
Training | November 01 - 01, 2015 | Maldives