| 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 |
1,179,368 (July 2000 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 |
66.98 male, 75.04 female (2000 est.) |
| Government Type |
parliamentary democracy |
| Currency |
1 Mauritian rupee (MauR) = 100 cents |
| GDP (per capita) |
$10,400 (1999 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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