Statistics for Maldives Country Quiz

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Body of water in which the Maldives is located	Indian Ocean	95%
State religion	Islam	94%
Country from which the Maldives gained independence in 1965	United Kingdom	92%
Type of natural disaster which devastated the Maldives in 2004	Tsunami	91%
Per-capita, Maldives eats more of this type of animal than any other country except Iceland	Fish	88%
Capital city	Malé	84%
Dominant religion before that, from the 3rd century B.C. until the 1200s	Buddhism	79%
Maldives has the lowest average ______ of any country	Elevation	78%
Because of the above, the Maldives are often considered to be the country that is most-threatened by this phenomenon	Global Warming	76%
Industry that accounts for 60% of foreign-exchange receipts	Tourism	73%
Maldives is composed of 26 of this type of island, a coral reef surrounding a lagoon	Atoll	71%
Official language	Dhivehi	53%
In ancient times, the Maldives provided a large number of these, which were used as currency in parts of the world	Cowry {shells}	52%