Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 50 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 65.49 years male: 63.99 years female: 67.07 years (1995 est.)
Total fertility rate: 6.17 children born/woman (1995 est.)
Nationality: noun: Maldivian(s) adjective: Maldivian
Ethnic divisions: Sinhalese, Dravidian, Arab, African
Religions: Sunni Muslim
Languages: Divehi (dialect of Sinhala; script derived from Arabic),
English spoken by most government officials
Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1985)
total population: 91%
male: 91%
female: 92%
Labor force: 66,000 (est.)
by occupation: fishing industry 25%