Southern Asia Group
of atolls in the Indian Ocean South-southwest
3 15 N, 73 00 E
of atolls in the Indian Ocean South-southwest
3 15 N, 73 00 E
Area
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Maritime claims
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Total: 298 sq km
Land: 298 sq km Water: 0 sq km Coastline: 644 km About 1.7 times the size of Washington, DC |
Territorial sea: 12 nm
Contiguous zone: 24 nm Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm Measured from claimed archipelagic straight baselines |
Climate
Tropical; hot, humid; dry, northeast monsoon (November to March); rainy, southwest monsoon (June to August)
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Terrain
Flat, with white sandy beaches
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Elevation
Highest point: 8th tee, golf course, Villingi Island 5 m
Lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m Mean elevation: 2 m |
Land use
Agricultural land: 23.3% (2018 est.)
Arable land: 10% (2018 est.) Permanent crops: 10% (2018 est.) Permanent pasture: 3.3% (2018 est.) Forest: 3% (2018 est.) Other: 73.7% (2018 est.) |
Natural hazards
Tsunamis; low elevation of islands makes them sensitive to sea level rise
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Population
Population 390,669 (July 2021 est.)
Birth rate - 15.69 births/1,000 Growth rate -0.12% (2021 est.) Death rate - 4.12 deaths/1,000 (2021 est.) -Third of the population lives in the centrally located capital city of Male' -Tenth in southern Addu City -Remainder of the populace is spread over the 200 Islands |
Energy
Electrification
Population: 100% (2020)
Production: 402 million kWh (2016 est.)
Consumption: 373.9 million kWh (2016 est.)
Population: 100% (2020)
Production: 402 million kWh (2016 est.)
Consumption: 373.9 million kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity - from fossil fuels
96% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)
Country comparison to the world: 40
Country comparison to the world: 40
Installed generating capacity
278,000 kW (2016 est.)
Electricity
from other renewable sources
from other renewable sources
10,840 bbl/day (2015 est.)
With a peak power of 532 KW for the 3 central islands
and a classic medium voltage/low voltage transformer of 25 KVa
the cross-section of the specific cables remains reasonable
of the order of 240 mm² for losses of less than 1% outside of the problematic zones (in orange and red)
and a classic medium voltage/low voltage transformer of 25 KVa
the cross-section of the specific cables remains reasonable
of the order of 240 mm² for losses of less than 1% outside of the problematic zones (in orange and red)
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Asia Venture Maldives Pvt Ltd
M. Gogresmaage | Carnation Golhi | Male' 202055
+960 7335565 | +960 7875577 | secretary@xeroplastics.life
Asia Venture Maldives Pvt Ltd
M. Gogresmaage | Carnation Golhi | Male' 202055
+960 7335565 | +960 7875577 | secretary@xeroplastics.life