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 | MAURITIUSgeneral data of the country |
| General useful information |
| Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc. |
| Nation and population |
| official name (short form): Mauritius |
| country code ISO: MU //; - FIPS: MP |
| location: East Africa |
| time zone: +4 UT |
| surface (land) area: 1865 sq.km = 720 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: 2040 sq.km = 788 sq.mi |
| geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North: 10° S / South: 21° S / East: 64° E / West: 55° E |
| borders (land): none |
| borders (coastline): Indian Ocean |
| climate: subtropical humid |
| Government |
| independent since: 1968-03-12 |
| type of government: republic |
| capital: Port Louis |
| administrative division: district (9) + dependency (3); since 1991 also urban council (5) |
| Population |
| population according to the last two censuses (1990): 1056,827 / -; (2000): 1143,069 |
| total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 1179,368; or: 1186,000 / -; 2001: 1156,000 |
| population density: 616 per sq.km = 1597 per sq.mi |
| population growth: 1,3% //; - doubling time: 54 years |
| birth rate: 16 - 17 per 1000 |
| death rate: 6 - 7 per 1000 |
| fertility rate: 2 children per female |
| maternal mortality: 100 per 100,000 |
| infant mortality (1-4 years): 22 per 1000 |
| life expectancy: 71 years (male: 67; female: 75) |
| age breakdown: 0-14 years: 29% //; - 15-59 years: 63% //; - 60+ years: 8% |
| urbanisation: 41% //; - urbanisation growth: % |
| percentage of urban population in the greatest city: % |
| Ethnic composition, language, religion |
| ethnic groups: Indian 66%; Creole 27%; European 4%; Chinese 3% |
| languages: English (official); Creole, French, Indian languages (mainly Hindi & Bojpoori) |
| religious affiliation: Hindu 51%; Roman Catholic 27%; Muslim 16%; other 6% |
| Health |
| daily food intake: 1180 calories per capita |
| population with access to safe water: 98% |
| people per physician: 1180 |
| people per hospital bed: |
| Education, literacy |
| school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: 82% |
| school enrolment: secondary education: 31% |
| school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: 2% |
| adult literacy: 83% (male: %; female: %) |
| Economy and infrastructure |
| Economy and trade |
| currency: Mauritian rupee = 100 cents |
| annual inflation rate: 6% |
| population below poverty line: 11,5% |
| Gross Domestic Product: USD 3180 per capita |
| GNI USD 3750 per capita //; - [ppp: 9940] |
| GDP growth: 4% |
| income: USD 2420 per capita |
| import: USD 2023 per capita //; - export: USD 1556 per capita |
| trade: USD 2586 per capita //; - or 82% of GDP |
| trade partners: GB FR US DE CH JP ZA |
| human development index: 0,765 //; - position of the country in the world no.: 63 |
| female labour force: 34% |
| unemployment: % |
| tourism: 0,7 million |
| Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy |
| land use: arable land: 57% //; - grass land: 4% //; - wooded area: 31% //; - arid land and desert: % |
| agriculture: labour force: 19% //; - part of agriculture in GDP: 11% |
| agricultural products: sugar cane, tea, potatoes, tomatoes, bananas, onions, pineappels, cabbages, corn/maize |
| livestock (1000s): cattle: 27 / goats: 94 / pigs: 20 / poultry: 4427 / sheep: 7 |
| fish catch: 12004 - 13852 metric tonnes |
| industry: labour force: 31% //; - part of industry in GDP: 33% |
| industrial products: food processing, textiles |
| mining products: none |
| CO2 emission per capita: 1,5 |
| services: labour force: 50% //; - part of services in GDP: 56% |
| energy use (kg per capita): 389 |
| electricity use (per capita): |
| annual water use (per capita): 410 |
| Traffic, communication |
| road network: 1816, or 1910 km //; - of which paved: 93% //; - of which are motorways: 0 km |
| vehicles: 39 per 1000 |
| railways: 0 km //; - railways passenger/km: - |
| navigable inland waterways: 0 km |
| ownership telephone: 131 - 224 per 1000 |
| ownership radio receivers: 353 - 368 per 1000 |
| ownership tv-sets: 187 - 228 per 1000 |
| newspaper circulation: 68 per 1000 |
| persons per post office: 10900 |
| personal computers: 101 per 1000 |
| Some physical landmarks |
| mountains: Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire 828 m, Le Pouce 811, M. du Rampart 777, M. Cocotte 771 |
| lowest point: sea level |
| lakes (natural): none, or unknown |
| lakes (artificial reservoirs): Mare aux Vacoas, La Nicolière, La Ferme, Valetta, Piton du Milieu, Eau Bleue |
| lakes (deepest): unknown |
| rivers: a number of small rivers to drain the mountains, among them: Grande Rivière du Sud |
| canals: none, or unknown |
| waterfalls: none, or unknown |
| caves: longest system: none, or unknown / deepest: |
| islands: see the column particulars at the separate file of the administrative division |
| deserts: none |
| other natural features: |
| Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information |
| other important features: |
| apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's |
| primary sources used for the general information: |
| BB CA EV PW WA WB WR, and some national statistical yearbooks |
| particulars concerning population data: |
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