What are the principal industries in the Maldives

Tourism and fisheries contribute the most to the Maldives’s GDP, which is approximately $1.569 billion per year.

A satellite view of the Republic of Maldives, which may have its very existence threatened should sea levels continue to rise (image courtesy of NASA/GSFC/METI/ERSDAC/JAROS, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team).