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LACCADIVE ISLANDS
VU
LOCATION:Arabian Sea, southwest of India.
LAT/LONG:10N/73E
CONTINENT:Asia.
ZONES-ITU:41 CQ:22
TIME:5 1/2 Hrs.
AREA:11 Sq.M. 29 Sq.Km.
POPULATION:36,100 DENSITY:3,282/Sq.M. (1,267/Sq.Km.).
TYPE OF GOVERNMENT:(part of the Indian Territory of Lakshadweep),
administered by India.
CAPITAL:Kozhikode (on mainland of India).
LANGUAGES:Malayalam, Mahl.
RELIGIONS:Islam, Muslim.
MAJOR INDUSTRIES:manufacture of coir (coconut husk fibers for making
rope), boatbuilding.
AGRICULTURE:grain, pulse, bananas, vegetables, coconuts.
MISC:The Laccadive Islands are a group of about 20 islands and coral
reefs. The name means "hundred thousand isles" (probably originally
meant inclusion of other island groups). Travel to the Laccadives is
closely controlled by India.
(FOR US OPS-3rd party:no ROA:no)