Mauritius: Introduction

Capital: Port Louis

Population

Total Population: 1,281,214

Natural Increase: 0.5%

Density: 631 Inhabitants/km²

Urban Population: 42.6%

Ethnic Origins: Indo-Mauritian 68%, Creole 27%, Sino-Mauritian 3%, Franco-Mauritian 2%.

Official Language: English, French

Other Languages Spoken: Mauritian Creole, Bhojpuri, Tamil, and Urdu

Business Language(s): English

Religion: Hindus 48%, Roman Catholics 23.6%, Muslims 16.6%, Other Christians 8.6%, Others 2.5%.

Literacy Rate: 84.3%

Local Time:

It is %T:%M %A In Port Louis

Exchange Rate on :

National Currency: Mauritius Rupee (MUR)

Country Overview

Area: 2,040 km²

Type of State: Democratic Republic.

Type of Economy: Upper-middle-income economy.
An economy based on the sugar and textile industries.

HDI*: 0.701/1

HDI (World Rank): 72/169

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an Indicator Which Synthesizes Several Data Such as Life Expectancy, Level of Education, Professional Careers, Access to Culture etc.

F° | C°

19°

Low: 17° | High: 24°

Humidity: 85% | Wind: 19 km/h
Sunrise: 6:35 am | Sunset: 5:37 pm

Vacoas Mauritius, Source: Yahoo Weather

Telecommunication

Telephone Code:
To Make a Call From Mauritius, Dial 00
To Make a Call to Mauritius, Dial +230

Internet Suffix: .mu

Computers: 17.6 per 100 Inhabitants

Telephone Lines: 28.5 per 100 Inhabitants

Internet Users: 29.7 per 100 Inhabitants

Access to Electricity: 94% of the Population

Foreign Trade in Figures

Foreign Trade Indicators	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Imports of Goods (million USD)	3,894	4,651	3,733	4,460	5,158
Exports of Goods (million USD)	2,238	2,384	1,939	2,170	2,647
Imports of Services (million USD)	1,562	1,910	1,586	1,956	2,524
Exports of Services (million USD)	2,194	2,530	2,225	2,656	3,331

Source: WTO - World Trade Organization - Last Available Data.

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