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Maldives


								Maldives


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region	South-central Asia
capital	Male
population in 2003 total of population (thousands)	318
population density number of inhabitants (per square km)	1,068
largest urban agglom. population	84
surface area square kms	298
currency	rufiyaa
united nations membership date	21 September 1965
new_york_mission	Permanent Mission of the Republic of Maldives to the United Nations 820 Second Ave., Suite 800C New York, N.Y. 10017 USA Telephone: 212-599-6194, 6195 Fax: 212-972-3970
mission web address	Maldives Mission to the UN