Regional Energy Programme for Poverty Reduction

Energy and Poverty in Maldives: Challenges and the Way Forward

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Country Fact Box

Maldives Fact Box
Capital	Male
Area	859,000 square kilometers
Population (2006)	337,000
Gross domestic product (GDP)(2004)	0.77 billion US$
Poverty (the most recent year available during 1990-2004)	16.6% (population below income poverty line US$1)
Total final energy consumption (2005)	136,228 toe
Biomass consumption (2005)	2,763 toe
Electricity consumption / Population (2004)	490 kWh / capita
Net Oil Imports (2005)	222,662 toe
CO₂ / Population (2004)	0.54 t CO₂ / capita
OPVI (Oil Price Venerability Index)(2006)	0 (High)