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What is the Maldives' main source of income?
What is tourism
100
What is their national tree?
What is the coconut palm
100
What is the national religion?
What is Islam
100
What is the current system of government?
What is Democracy
100
What is the capital?
What is Malé
200
What is the second largest source of income?
What is fishing
200
What is the national flower?
What is pink rose
200
What was the previous national religion?
What is Buddhism
200
What country held a protectorate over the Maldives as of 1887?
What is Britain
200
Is the growth rate of real GDP positive or negative?
What is negative
300
List two of five trading partners.
What is Japan, UK, US, Sri Lanka, or Singapore
300
What are the colors of the flag?
What is red, green, and white
300
What is the time of fasting called?
What is Ramadan
300
When were the first democratic elections?
What is 2008
300
List two major environmental problems of the Maldives
What is rising sea levels and destroying of coral reefs
400
What is their main export?
What is fish
400
What are two staple foods?
What is fish and rice.
400
What is the call of prayer called?
What is "muezzin"
400
What is the name of the president who resigned?
What is Nasheed
400
What was the adult literacy rate as of 1991?
What is 98.2%
500
What percentage of GDP does tourism make up?
What is 28 percent
500
What is the main language of the Maldives?
What is Dhivehi
500
What are the five pillars of Islam?
What is faith, prayer, charity, fasting, and the pilgrimage to Mecca.
500
Who is the current president?
What is Mohammed Waheed Hassan
500
What percentage of government revenues went to education as of 1992?
What is 20%