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Communications of Maldives

Telephones - main lines in use:32,500 (2006)
Telephones - mobile cellular:271,053 (2006)
Telephone system:general assessment: telephone services have improved; each island now has at least 1 public telephone, and there are mobile cellular networks with expanding subscribership
domestic: interatoll communication through microwave links; all inhabited islands and resorts are connected with telephone and fax service
international: country code - 960; satellite earth station - 3 Intelsat (Indian Ocean)
Radio broadcast stations:AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 1 (1998)
Radios:35,000 (1999)
Television broadcast stations:1 (2006)
Televisions:10,000 (1999)
Internet country code:.mv
Internet hosts:1,357 (2006)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):1 (2000)
Internet users:19,000 (2005)

Maldives Quickstats

  • Population: 369,031 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 300 sq km
  • Density: 1,105 /km² (9th)
  • GDP (total): $2.569 billion (162nd)
  • GDP (per capita): $7,675 (79th)
  • Literacy: 96.3%

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  • Currency: Rufiyaa (MVR)
  • Dial code: +960

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