as transshipment point for heroin en route to Mauritius; 85,900 telephones; broadcast stations - 2 AM, 1 FM, 2 TV; 1 Indian Ocean *Maldives, People Population: 6,384,877 (July 1993 est.) Population growth rate: -2% (1992) National product real growth rate: 2.43% (1993 est.) Infant mortality rate: 6.2 deaths/1,000 live births (1993 est.) Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $45
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