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Asia > Maldives > Language

MALDIVIAN LANGUAGE STATS:   All Stats  
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Maldivian Dhivehi (dialect of Sinhala, script derived from Arabic), English spoken by most government officials
Languages of the African Union > Illiteracy > Literacy rate 97.2 [54th of 174]

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ; Wikipedia: Languages of the African Union

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Maldives, Republic of Maldives, Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa, Dhivehi Raajje, maldives republic

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