GDP Official Exchange Rate (OER is more precise at gauging a countries economic power)
(Estimated 2011): $2.1 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (OER) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): (US$) or (GBP)
GDP Purchasing Power Parity (PPP is good for gauging living conditions and use of resources but not as accurate as OER. This data has been calculated based on the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States)
(Estimated 2011): $2.754 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (PPP) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): $8,400 (US$) or (GBP)
Capital: Malé
Population (Estimated July 2012): 394,451
Area: 298km2 or 115mi2
Currency: Rufiyaa (Rf)
Official Language: Dhivehi (Maldivian)
Political Information: Presidential Republic
Official Religion: Sunni Islam
Highest Point: unnamed location on Viligili in the Addu Atholhu at 2.4m or 7.8ft
Largest River:
Time Zone (GMT/UTC): +5:00
Wildlife:
Counties/Provinces/States: 7 provinces and 1 municipality*; Dhekunu (South), Maale*, Mathi Dhekunu (Upper South), Mathi Uthuru (Upper North), Medhu (Central), Medhu Dhekunu (South Central), Medhu Uthuru (North Central), Uthuru (North)
Leaders: President Mohamed Waheed Hassan.
Additional: Gained independence from the U.K. on the 26th of July 1965.
Sources: CIA World Fact Book, and Encyclopaedia Britannica.