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People
Maldivians are a homogenous people - of one race, one culture, and one religion, Islam. Physically, Maldivians resemble Asian, Arab, Negroid and a Mongoloid mix.The people are friendly and naturally "sunny and warm". The population of the Maldives is 300,000 (aprox.) with a literacy rate of 98%. From the 1960's English medium The Maldivian language, Dhivehi, is the national language. And is a derivation of a mix of Singhalese, Tamil, Urdu, Persian and Arabic. The Maldivian script is known as 'Thaana" and it written from left to right.
