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Maldives Natural Disaster Profile

Basic Facts:


Area:
300 km2
Coastline: 644 km
Population: 339,330


GDP (PPP): $1.25 billion
GDP Per Capita: $3,900
Population Below Poverty Line: N/A

EM-DAT Information (1978 - 2004)

Disaster # of Events Total Killed Avg. # Killed Total Affected Avg. # Affected
Cyclone 1 0 0 23,849 23,849
Drought - - - - -
Earthquake - - - - -
Flood 1 0 0 300 300
Volcano - - - - -

Demographic Information:

Population within 1km of coast
Population within 2km of coast
Infant Mortality Rate
319,452
319,452
58.32

 

 
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