Country (long form) |
Republic of Mauritius |
Capital |
Port Louis |
Total Area |
718.15 sq mi 1,860.00 sq km (almost 11 times the size of Washington, DC) |
Population |
1,189,825 (July 2001 est.) |
Estimated Population in 2050 |
1,451,156 |
Languages |
English (official), Creole, French, Hindi, Urdu, Hakka, Bojpoori |
Literacy |
82.9% total, 87.1% male, 78.8% female (1995 est.) |
Religions |
Hindu 52%, Christian 28.3% (Roman Catholic 26%, Protestant 2.3%), Muslim 16.6%, other 3.1% |
Life Expectancy |
67.26 male, 75.31 female (2001 est.) |
Government Type |
parliamentary democracy |
Currency |
1 Mauritian rupee (MauR) = 100 cents |
GDP (per capita) |
$10,400 (2000 est.) |
Industry |
food processing (largely sugar milling), textiles, clothing; chemicals, metal products, transport equipment, nonelectrical machinery; tourism |
Agriculture |
sugarcane, tea, corn, potatoes, bananas, pulses; cattle, goats; fish |
Arable Land |
49% |
Natural Resources |
arable land, fish |
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