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| Country |
: |
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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