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DTIS, Volume I - Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF)

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caused migration to Male’. Migratory trends were further aggravated by the tsunami. As<br />

a result the Male’ population is now estimated at 70,000, whereas its theoretical capacity<br />

is 50,000. Congestion and unemployment are the immediate negative impacts. Although<br />

loss of human life was minimal, it is estimated that the loss to the economy caused by the<br />

tsunami is around 62 per cent of GDP, with full recovery not expected before 2008.<br />

With regard to indicators of human welfare, in particular the human development index<br />

(HDI), in 2005 the Maldives was ranked 96 (HDI=0.745), behind Dominican Republic<br />

(0.749), Turkey (0.750) and Sri Lanka (0.751), ahead of Turkmenistan (0.738) and<br />

Jamaica (0.738). This is actually a small slide from a ranking of 84 in 2004 when the<br />

Maldives was ahead of Turkey (94) and Sri Lanka (96). The GDP per capita of $ 2,401 in<br />

2004 is near that of Vietnam but below Sri Lanka and Seychelles. The Vulnerability and<br />

Poverty Assessment (VPA) carried out by UNDP in 1997 and 2004 indicated that<br />

absolute poverty is below one percent.<br />

IV. Map of the Maldives<br />

A map of the Maldives is provided below. The map includes the original names of the<br />

geographical atolls along with the names of the administrative division (shown in red).<br />

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