Country (long form) Republic of Maldives Capital Male Total Area 115.83 sq mi 300.00 sq km (about 1.7 times the size of Washington, DC) Population 310,764 (July 2001 est.) Estimated Population in 2050 815,031 Languages Maldivian Dhivehi (dialect of Sinhala, script derived from Arabic), English spoken by most government officials Literacy 93.2% total, 93.3% male, 93% female (1995 est.) Religions Sunni Muslim Life Expectancy 61.39 male, 63.8 female (2001 est.) Government Type republic Currency 1 rufiyaa (Rf) = 100 laari GDP (per capita) $2,000 (2000 est.) Industry fish processing, tourism, shipping, boat building, coconut processing, garments, woven mats, rope, handicrafts, coral and sand mining Agriculture coconuts, corn, sweet potatoes; fish Arable Land 10% Natural Resources fish     Also available from this page: