GEOGRAPHY
Location
Latitude		7°   6'  35" N  to   0° 42" 24" S
Longitude		72° 33' 19" E to 73°  46'  13" E
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)			859,000 sq. kms
Number of Islands:			1,192
Inhabited *			194
Uninhabited *			998
				1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Climate : (Male')
Annual Rainfall (millimeters)				1,617	1,814	1,650	2,403	2,141	1,407	1,951	2,056	2,137	2,049	1,768	1,728	2,141	2,473	2,014	1,659	2,711	1,792	2,002
Total duration of sunshine (hours)				2,943	2,789	2,709	2,826	2,539	2,834	2,858	2,819	2,826	2,740	2,816	2,856	2,741	2,804	2,810	2,963	2,629	2,875	2,822
Annual average of daily
- maximum temperature (degree Celsius)				30.7	30.8	30.5	30.3	30.8	30.7	30.4	31.0	30.9	30.3	30.4	30.6	30.7	31.0	30.9	31.2	30.9	31.1	30.9
- minimum temperature (degree Celsius)				26.0	25.8	25.4	25.4	25.8	26.2	25.9	26.1	26.4	25.8	25.7	25.8	25.9	26.0	25.9	26.1	26.0	26.2	26.1
Note: * R kandholhudhoo , M.Madifushi , Dh. Gemendhoo  were completely
destroyed due to tsunami and are now uninhabited
Th. Vilifushi is uninhabited since Tsunami and is currently under reconstruction
HA. Berinmadhoo Population was relocated to other islands under population consolidation programme