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Republic of Maldives Flags

Flag Colors and Description

The flag of Maldives is red with a large green rectangle in the center bearing a vertical white crescent with the ends of the crescent pointing away from hoist side of the flag.

People

Population: 359,008 (July 2006 estimate)

Population Growth Rate: 2.78% (2006 estimate)

Spoken Languages: Maldivian Dhivehi (dialect of Sinhala, script derived from Arabic), English spoken by most government officials

Government

Government Type: republic

Capital: Male

Economics

GDP (Gross Domestic Product): $1.25 billion (2002 estimate)

GDP per capita: $3,900 (2002 estimate)