Maldives

Broadband - fixed subscriptions

total: 36,001 (2017 est.) | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 9 (2017 est.)

Broadcast media

state-owned radio and TV monopoly until recently; 1 state-operated and 7 privately owned TV stations and 4 state-operated and 7 privately owned radio stations (2018)

Internet country code

.mv

Internet users

total: 232,210 (July 2016 est.) | percent of population: 59.1% (July 2016 est.)

Telephone system

general assessment: telephone services have improved; inter-atoll communication through microwave links; all inhabited islands and resorts are connected with telephone and fax service (2016) | domestic: each island now has at least 1 public telephone, and there are mobile-cellular networks with a rapidly expanding subscribership that has reached over 200 per 100 persons (2016) | international: country code - 960; linked to international submarine cable Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG); satellite earth station - 3 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) (2016)

Telephones - fixed lines

total subscriptions: 20,377 (2017 est.) | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 5 (2017 est.)

Telephones - mobile cellular

total subscriptions: 900,120 (2017 est.) | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 229 (2017 est.)

Agriculture - products

coconuts, corn, sweet potatoes; fish

Budget

revenues: 1.19 billion (2016 est.) | expenditures: 1.643 billion (2016 est.)

Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)

-10.1% (of GDP) (2016 est.)

Central bank discount rate

7% (30 September 2017) | 7% (30 September 2016)

Commercial bank prime lending rate

10.5% (31 December 2012 est.) | 10.2% (31 December 2011 est.)

Current account balance

-$876 million (2017 est.) | -$1.033 billion (2016 est.)

Debt - external

$848.8 million (31 December 2016 est.) | $696.2 million (31 December 2015 est.)

Distribution of family income - Gini index

38.4 (2009 est.) | 37.4 (2004 est.)

Economy - overview

Maldives has quickly become a middle-income country, driven by the rapid growth of its tourism and fisheries sectors, but the country still contends with a large and growing fiscal deficit. Infrastructure projects, largely funded by China, could add significantly to debt levels. Political turmoil and the declaration of a state of emergency in February 2018 led to the issuance of travel warnings by several countries whose citizens visit Maldives in significant numbers, but the overall impact on tourism revenue was unclear. In 2015, Maldives’ Parliament passed a constitutional amendment legalizing foreign ownership of land; foreign land-buyers must reclaim at least 70% of the desired land from the ocean and invest at least $1 billion in a construction project approved by Parliament. Diversifying the economy beyond tourism and fishing, reforming public finance, increasing employment opportunities, and combating corruption, cronyism, and a growing drug problem are near-term challenges facing the government. Over the longer term, Maldivian authorities worry about the impact of erosion and possible global warming on their low-lying country; 80% of the area is 1 meter or less above sea level.

Exchange rates

rufiyaa (MVR) per US dollar - | 15.42 (2017 est.) | 15.35 (2016 est.)

Exports

$256.2 million (2016 est.) | $239.8 million (2015 est.)

Exports - commodities

fish

Exports - partners

Thailand 42.8%, Sri Lanka 8.7%, Bangladesh 6.4%, France 6.2%, US 6.1%, Germany 5%, Ireland 4.6% (2017)

Fiscal year

calendar year

GDP (official exchange rate)

$4.505 billion (2017 est.) (2017 est.)

GDP (purchasing power parity)

$6.901 billion (2017 est.) | $6.583 billion (2016 est.) | $6.3 billion (2015 est.) | note: data are in 2017 dollars

GDP - composition, by end use

household consumption: NA (2016 est.) | government consumption: NA (2016 est.) | investment in fixed capital: NA (2016 est.) | investment in inventories: NA (2016 est.) | exports of goods and services: 93.6% (2016 est.) | imports of goods and services: 89% (2016 est.)

GDP - composition, by sector of origin

agriculture: 3% (2015 est.) | industry: 16% (2015 est.) | services: 81% (2015 est.)

GDP - per capita (PPP)

$19,200 (2017 est.) | $18,600 (2016 est.) | $18,100 (2015 est.) | note: data are in 2017 dollars

GDP - real growth rate

4.8% (2017 est.) | 4.5% (2016 est.) | 2.2% (2015 est.)

Gross national saving

0.5% of GDP (2017 est.) | -4.5% of GDP (2016 est.) | 12.6% of GDP (2015 est.)

Household income or consumption by percentage share

lowest 10%: 33.3% (FY09/10) | highest 10%: 33.3% (FY09/10)

Imports

$2.125 billion (2016 est.) | $1.896 billion (2015 est.)

Imports - commodities

petroleum products, clothing, intermediate and capital goods

Imports - partners

UAE 17.1%, India 13.5%, Singapore 13.3%, China 10.8%, Sri Lanka 6.7%, Malaysia 6%, Thailand 4.5% (2017)

Industrial production growth rate

14% (2012 est.)

Industries

tourism, fish processing, shipping, boat building, coconut processing, woven mats, rope, handicrafts, coral and sand mining

Inflation rate (consumer prices)

2.3% (2017 est.) | 0.8% (2016 est.)

Labor force

222,200 (2017 est.)

Labor force - by occupation

agriculture: 7.7% | industry: 22.8% | services: 69.5% (2017 est.)

Market value of publicly traded shares

$555 million (31 December 2011 est.)

Population below poverty line

15% (2009 est.)

Public debt

63.9% of GDP (2017 est.) | 61.7% of GDP (2016 est.)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold

$477.9 million (31 December 2016 est.) | $575.8 million (31 December 2015 est.)

Stock of broad money

$1.982 billion (31 October 2017) | $2.043 billion (31 October 2016 est.)

Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad

$448 million (31 December 2016 est.) | $307.7 million (31 December 2015)

Stock of direct foreign investment - at home

$324 million (31 December 2015) | $256 million (31 December 2013)

Stock of domestic credit

$1.559 billion (31 December 2012 est.) | $1.601 billion (31 December 2011 est.)

Stock of narrow money

$908.6 million (31 October 2017 est.) | $865.9 million (31 October 2016 est.)

Taxes and other revenues

26.4% (of GDP) (2016 est.)

Unemployment rate

2.9% (2017 est.) | 3.2% (2016 est.)

Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy

1.648 million Mt (2017 est.)

Crude oil - exports

0 bbl/day (2015 est.)

Crude oil - imports

0 bbl/day (2015 est.)

Crude oil - production

0 bbl/day (2017 est.)

Crude oil - proved reserves

0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)

Electricity - consumption

373.9 million kWh (2016 est.)

Electricity - exports

0 kWh (2016 est.)

Electricity - from fossil fuels

96% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)

Electricity - from hydroelectric plants

0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)

Electricity - from nuclear fuels

0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)

Electricity - from other renewable sources

4% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)

Electricity - imports

0 kWh (2016 est.)

Electricity - installed generating capacity

278,000 kW (2016 est.)

Electricity - production

402 million kWh (2016 est.)

Electricity access

electrification - total population: 100% (2016)

Natural gas - consumption

0 cu m (2017 est.)

Natural gas - exports

0 cu m (2017 est.)

Natural gas - imports

0 cu m (2017 est.)

Natural gas - production

0 cu m (2017 est.)

Natural gas - proved reserves

0 cu m (1 January 2016 est.)

Refined petroleum products - consumption

11,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)

Refined petroleum products - exports

0 bbl/day (2015 est.)

Refined petroleum products - imports

10,840 bbl/day (2015 est.)

Refined petroleum products - production

0 bbl/day (2015 est.)

Area

total: 298 sq km | land: 298 sq km | water: 0 sq km

Area - comparative

about 1.7 times the size of Washington, DC

Climate

tropical; hot, humid; dry, northeast monsoon (November to March); rainy, southwest monsoon (June to August)

Coastline

644 km

Elevation

mean elevation: 1.8 m | elevation extremes: 0 m lowest point: Indian Ocean | 5 highest point: 8th tee, golf course, Villingi Island

Environment - current issues

depletion of freshwater aquifers threatens water supplies; inadequate sewage treatment; coral reef bleaching

Environment - international agreements

party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution | signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

Geographic coordinates

3 15 N, 73 00 E

Geography - note

smallest Asian country; archipelago of 1,190 coral islands grouped into 26 atolls (200 inhabited islands, plus 80 islands with tourist resorts); strategic location astride and along major sea lanes in Indian Ocean

Irrigated land

0 sq km (2012)

Land boundaries

0 km

Land use

agricultural land: 23.3% (2011 est.) | arable land: 10% (2011 est.) / permanent crops: 10% (2011 est.) / permanent pasture: 3.3% (2011 est.) | forest: 3% (2011 est.) | other: 73.7% (2011 est.)

Location

Southern Asia, group of atolls in the Indian Ocean, south-southwest of India

Map references

Asia

Maritime claims

territorial sea: 12 nm | exclusive economic zone: 200 nm | contiguous zone: 24 nm | measured from claimed archipelagic straight baselines

Natural hazards

tsunamis; low elevation of islands makes them sensitive to sea level rise

Natural resources

fish

Population distribution

about a third of the population lives in the centrally located capital city of Male and almost a tenth in southern Addu City; the remainder of the populace is spread over the 200 or so populated islands of the archipelago

Terrain

flat, with white sandy beaches

Administrative divisions

21 administrative atolls (atholhuthah, singular - atholhu); Addu (Addu City), Ariatholhu Dhekunuburi (South Ari Atoll), Ariatholhu Uthuruburi (North Ari Atoll), Faadhippolhu, Felidhuatholhu (Felidhu Atoll), Fuvammulah, Hahdhunmathi, Huvadhuatholhu Dhekunuburi (South Huvadhu Atoll), Huvadhuatholhu Uthuruburi (North Huvadhu Atoll), Kolhumadulu, Maale (Male), Maaleatholhu (Male Atoll), Maalhosmadulu Dhekunuburi (South Maalhosmadulu), Maalhosmadulu Uthuruburi (North Maalhosmadulu), Miladhunmadulu Dhekunuburi (South Miladhunmadulu), Miladhunmadulu Uthuruburi (North Miladhunmadulu), Mulakatholhu (Mulaku Atoll), Nilandheatholhu Dhekunuburi (South Nilandhe Atoll), Nilandheatholhu Uthuruburi (North Nilandhe Atoll), Thiladhunmathee Dhekunuburi (South Thiladhunmathi), Thiladhunmathee Uthuruburi (North Thiladhunmathi)

Capital

name: Male | geographic coordinates: 4 10 N, 73 30 E | time difference: UTC+5 (10 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

Citizenship

citizenship by birth: no | citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Maldives | dual citizenship recognized: yes | residency requirement for naturalization: unknown

Constitution

history: many previous; latest ratified 7 August 2008 (2018) | amendments: proposed by Parliament; passage requires at least three-quarters majority vote by its membership and the signature of the president of the republic; passage of amendments to constitutional articles on rights and freedoms and the terms of office of Parliament and of the president also requires a majority vote in a referendum; amended 2015 (2018)

Country name

conventional long form: Republic of Maldives | conventional short form: Maldives | local long form: Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa | local short form: Dhivehi Raajje | etymology: archipelago apparently named after the main island (and capital) of Male; the word "Maldives" means "the islands (dives) of Male"; alternatively, the name may derive from the Sanskrit word "maladvipa" meaning "garland of islands"; Dhivehi Raajje in Dhivehi means "Kingdom of the Dhivehi people"

Diplomatic representation from the US

the US does not have an embassy in Maldives; US Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Atul KESHAP (since 21 August 2015), is accredited to Maldives

Diplomatic representation in the US

chief of mission: Ambassador Ali NASEER Mohamed (since 21 July 2017) | chancery: 801 Second Avenue, Suite 400E, New York, NY 10017 | telephone: [1] (212) 599-6194 and 599-6195 | FAX: [1] (212) 661-6405

Executive branch

chief of state: President Ibrahim "Ibu" Mohamed SOLIH (since 17 November 2018); Vice President Faisal NASEEM (since 17 November 2018); the president is both chief of state and head of government | head of government: President Ibrahim Mohamed SOLIH (since 19 November 2018); Vice President Faisal NASEEM (since 17 November 2018) | cabinet: Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the president, approved by Parliament | elections/appointments: president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 23 September 2018 (next to be held in 2023) | election results: Ibrahim Mohamed SOLIH elected president (in 1 round); Ibrahim Mohamed SOLIH (MDP) 58.3%, Abdulla YAMEEN Abdul Gayoom (PPM) 41.7%

Flag description

red with a large green rectangle in the center bearing a vertical white crescent moon; the closed side of the crescent is on the hoist side of the flag; red recalls those who have sacrificed their lives in defense of their country, the green rectangle represents peace and prosperity, and the white crescent signifies Islam

Government type

presidential republic

Independence

26 July 1965 (from the UK)

International law organization participation

has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction

International organization participation

ADB, AOSIS, C, CP, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ITU, MIGA, NAM, OIC, OPCW, SAARC, SACEP, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

Judicial branch

highest courts: Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and 4 judges); note - only 4 justices as of February 2018; the chief justice and one justice were arrested and imprisoned in early February 2018 following President YAMEEN’s declaration of a state of emergency | judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court judges appointed by the president in consultation with the Judicial Service Commission - a 10-member body of selected high government officials and the public - and upon confirmation by voting members of the People's Majlis; judges serve until mandatory retirement at age 70 | subordinate courts: High Court; Criminal, Civil, Family, Juvenile, and Drug Courts; Magistrate Courts (on each of the inhabited islands)

Legal system

Islamic religious legal system with English common law influences, primarily in commercial matters

Legislative branch

description: unicameral Parliament or People's Majlis (85 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 5-year terms) | elections: last held on 22 March 2014 (next to be held in 2019) | election results: percent of vote - MDP 40.8%, PPM 27.7%, JP 13.6%, MDA 4%, AP 2.7% other 0.3%, independent 10.9%; seats by party - PPM 33, MDP 26, JP 15, MDA 5, AP 1, independent 5; composition - men 80, women 5, percent of women 5.9%

National anthem

name: "Gaumee Salaam" (National Salute) | lyrics/music: Mohamed Jameel DIDI/Wannakuwattawaduge DON AMARADEVA | note: lyrics adopted 1948, music adopted 1972; between 1948 and 1972, the lyrics were sung to the tune of "Auld Lang Syne"

National holiday

Independence Day, 26 July (1965)

National symbol(s)

coconut palm, yellowfin tuna; national colors: red, green, white

Political parties and leaders

Adhaalath (Justice) Party or AP [Sheikh Imran ABDULLA] Maldives Development Alliance or MDA [Ahmed Shiyam MOHAMED] Maldivian Democratic Party or MDP [Hassan LATHEEF, chairperson] Progressive Party of Maldives or PPM [Abdulla YAMEEN] Progressive Party of Maldives or PPM - Gayoom faction [Maumoon Abdul GAYOOM] Republican (Jumhooree) Party or JP [Qasim IBRAHIM]

Suffrage

18 years of age; universal

Background

A sultanate since the 12th century, the Maldives became a British protectorate in 1887. The islands became a republic in 1968, three years after independence. President Maumoon Abdul GAYOOM dominated Maldives' political scene for 30 years, elected to six successive terms by single-party referendums. Following political demonstrations in the capital Male in August 2003, GAYOOM and his government pledged to embark upon a process of liberalization and democratic reforms, including a more representative political system and expanded political freedoms. Political parties were legalized in 2005. In June 2008, a constituent assembly - termed the "Special Majlis" - finalized a new constitution ratified by GAYOOM in August 2008. The first-ever presidential elections under a multi-candidate, multi-party system were held in October 2008. GAYOOM was defeated in a runoff poll by Mohamed NASHEED, a political activist who had been jailed several years earlier by the GAYOOM regime. In early February 2012, after several weeks of street protests in response to his ordering the arrest of a top judge, NASHEED purportedly resigned the presidency and handed over power to Vice President Mohammed WAHEED Hassan Maniku. A government-appointed Commission of National Inquiry concluded there was no evidence of a coup, but recommended strengthening the country's democratic institutions to avert similar events in the future. NASHEED contends that police and military personnel forced him to resign. NASHEED, WAHEED, and Abdulla YAMEEN Abdul Gayoom ran in the 2013 elections with YAMEEN ultimately winning the presidency after three rounds of voting. As president, YAMEEN has sought to weaken democratic institutions, curtail civil liberties, jail his political opponents, restrict the press, and exert control over the judiciary to strengthen his hold on power and limit dissent. In February 2018, he declared successive states of emergency in response to a supreme court order to release political prisoners and allow members of parliament who switch parties to retain their seats. Maldivian officials have played a prominent role in international climate change discussions (due to the islands' vulnerability to rising sea-level), though in practice, the YAMEEN government has destroyed mangroves, coral beds, and other natural habitats to make way for development projects.

Military - note

Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF), with its small size and with little serviceable equipment, is inadequate to prevent external aggression and is primarily tasked to reinforce Maldives Police Service (MPS) and ensure security in the exclusive economic zone (2008)

Military branches

Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF): Marine Corps, Special Protection Group, Coast Guard (2018)

Military service age and obligation

18-28 years of age for voluntary service; no conscription; 10th grade or equivalent education required; must not be a member of a political party (2012)

Age structure

0-14 years: 21.62% (male 43,293 /female 41,563) | 15-24 years: 19.15% (male 42,849 /female 32,326) | 25-54 years: 48.47% (male 106,083 /female 84,160) | 55-64 years: 6.22% (male 11,888 /female 12,540) | 65 years and over: 4.53% (male 8,101 /female 9,670) (2018 est.) | population pyramid: The World Factbook Field Image Modal × South Asia :: Maldives Print Image Description This is the population pyramid for Maldives. A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structure of a country's population and may provide insights about political and social stability, as well as economic development. The population is distributed along the horizontal axis, with males shown on the left and females on the right. The male and female populations are broken down into 5-year age groups represented as horizontal bars along the vertical axis, with the youngest age groups at the bottom and the oldest at the top. The shape of the population pyramid gradually evolves over time based on fertility, mortality, and international migration trends. For additional information, please see the entry for Population pyramid on the Definitions and Notes page under the References tab.

Birth rate

16.1 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

17.8% (2009)

Contraceptive prevalence rate

34.7% (2009)

Death rate

4 deaths/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Dependency ratios

total dependency ratio: 38 (2015 est.) | youth dependency ratio: 32.3 (2015 est.) | elderly dependency ratio: 5.7 (2015 est.) | potential support ratio: 17.7 (2015 est.)

Drinking water source

improved: urban: 99.5% of population | rural: 97.9% of population | total: 98.6% of population | unimproved: urban: 0.5% of population | rural: 2.1% of population | total: 1.4% of population (2015 est.)

Education expenditures

4.3% of GDP (2016)

Ethnic groups

South Indians, Sinhalese, Arabs

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths

NA

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

NA

Health expenditures

13.7% of GDP (2014)

Hospital bed density

4.3 beds/1,000 population (2009)

Infant mortality rate

total: 21.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2018 est.) | male: 23.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2018 est.) | female: 18.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2018 est.)

Languages

Dhivehi (official, dialect of Sinhala, script derived from Arabic), English (spoken by most government officials)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 76 years (2018 est.) | male: 73.7 years (2018 est.) | female: 78.5 years (2018 est.)

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.) | total population: 99.3% (2015 est.) | male: 99.8% (2015 est.) | female: 98.8% (2015 est.)

Major urban areas - population

177,000 MALE (capital) (2018)

Maternal mortality rate

68 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)

Median age

total: 28.6 years | male: 28.4 years | female: 28.8 years (2018 est.)

Mother's mean age at first birth

23.9 years (2009 est.) | note: median age at first birth among women 25-29

Nationality

noun: Maldivian(s) | adjective: Maldivian

Net migration rate

-12.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2017 est.)

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

8.6% (2016)

Physicians density

3.61 physicians/1,000 population (2015)

Population

392,473 (July 2018 est.)

Population distribution

about a third of the population lives in the centrally located capital city of Male and almost a tenth in southern Addu City; the remainder of the populace is spread over the 200 or so populated islands of the archipelago

Population growth rate

-0.06% (2018 est.)

Religions

Sunni Muslim (official)

Sanitation facility access

improved: urban: 97.5% of population (2015 est.) | rural: 98.3% of population (2015 est.) | total: 97.9% of population (2015 est.) | unimproved: urban: 2.5% of population (2015 est.) | rural: 1.7% of population (2015 est.) | total: 2.1% of population (2015 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female (2017 est.) | 0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female (2017 est.) | 15-24 years: 1.37 male(s)/female (2017 est.) | 25-54 years: 1.34 male(s)/female (2017 est.) | 55-64 years: 1 male(s)/female (2017 est.) | 65 years and over: 0.89 male(s)/female (2017 est.) | total population: 1.23 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.72 children born/woman (2018 est.)

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24

total: 12.4% (2014 est.) | male: 12.5% (2014 est.) | female: 12.3% (2014 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 39.8% of total population (2018) | rate of urbanization: 2.93% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)

Disputes - international

none

Trafficking in persons

current situation: Maldives is a destination country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking and a source country for women and children subjected to labor and sex trafficking; primarily Bangladeshi and Indian migrants working both legally and illegally in the construction and service sectors face conditions of forced labor, including fraudulent recruitment, confiscation of identity and travel documents, nonpayment and withholding of wages, and debt bondage; a small number of women from Asia, Eastern Europe, and former Soviet states are trafficked to Maldives for sexual exploitation; Maldivian women may be subjected to sex trafficking domestically or in Sri Lanka; some Maldivian children are transported to the capital for domestic service, where they may also be victims of sexual abuse and forced labor | tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List – Maldives does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; the government adopted a national action plan for 2015-19 and is continuing to develop victim identification, protection, and referral procedures, but overall its anti-trafficking efforts did not increase; only five trafficking investigations were conducted, no new prosecutions were initiated for the second consecutive year, and no convictions were made, down from one in 2013; some officials warned businesses in advance of planned raids for suspected trafficking offenses; victim protection deteriorated when the state-run shelter for female victims barred access to victims shortly after opening in January 2014, in part because of bureaucratic disputes, which dissuaded victims from pursuing charges against perpetrators; the government did not prosecute or hold accountable any employers or government officials for withholding passports (2015)

Airports

9 (2013)

Airports - with paved runways

total: 7 (2017) | over 3,047 m: 1 (2017) | 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 (2017) | 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2017) | 914 to 1,523 m: 4 (2017)

Airports - with unpaved runways

total: 2 (2013) | 914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2013)

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix

8Q (2016)

Merchant marine

total: 66 (2017) | by type: bulk carrier 1, container ship 1, general cargo 27, oil tanker 14, other 23 (2017)

National air transport system

number of registered air carriers: 3 (2015) | inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 15 (2015)

Ports and terminals

major seaport(s): Male

Roadways

total: 93 km (2018) | paved: 93 km - 60 km in Male; 16 km on Addu Atolis; 17 km on Laamu (2018) | note: island roads are mainly compacted coral