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Sean Faircloth:
Attack of the Theocrats!
"Tourism is the largest industry in the Maldives, accounting for 28% of GDP and more than 60% of the Maldives' foreign exchange receipts. It powered the current GDP per capita to expand 265% in the 1980s and a further 115% in the 1990s. Over 90% of government tax revenue flows in from import duties and tourism-related taxes." - Wikipedia
Well, seems they can go back to being really poor. But morally intact.
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