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Facts and Figures

arrow Official Name Republic of Mauritius.

arrow Capital City Port Louis.

arrow Languages English and French(official, with French being the more popular), Creole, French, Hindi, Urdu, Hakka, Bojpoori, and Chinese.

arrow Official Currency Mauritian rupee (MUR).

arrow Ethnic Groups Indo-Mauritian 68%, Creole 27%, Sino-Mauritian 3%, Franco-Mauritian 2%.

arrow Religions Hindu 52%, Christian 28.3% (Roman Catholic 26%, Protestant 2.3%), Muslim 16.6%, other 3.1%.

arrow Population 1,200,206 (July 2002 est.).

arrow Land Area 1,860 sq km (718 sq miles).

History

Discovered by the Portuguese in 1505, Mauritius was subsequently held by the Dutch, French, and British before independence was attained in 1968. A stable democracy with regular free elections and a positive human rights record, the country has attracted considerable foreign investment and has earned one of Africa's highest per capita incomes. Recent poor weather and declining sugar prices have slowed economic growth leading to some protests over standards of living in the Creole community.

UNAIDS Epidemiological
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Web sites

World Fact Book
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