Malé, population 62,937 (1995), is the capital of the Republic of Maldives. The city is located on Malé Island[?] in the Malé Atoll[?]. A seaplane base and a ship anchorage are located on the island. Malé is the center of trade in coconuts, coir, palm mats, copra, and cowry[?] shells.
... KADU pressed for a federal constitution, while KANU was in favour of centralism. The advantage lay with the numerically stronger KANU, and the British government was ...