
Mauritius

Basic Information
- Full Name: Mauritius
- Capital: Port Louis
- Area (km²): 2,040
- Population growth rate: 0.729%
- Life expectancy (years): 72.8
- Percentage of population below poverty line: 8%
- Percentage of population in cities: 42%
- Spoken languages: Creole 80.5%, Bhojpuri 12.1%, French 3.4%, English (official, spoken by less than 1% of the population), other 3.7%, unspecified 0.3%
- Major religions: Hindu 48%, Roman Catholic 23.6%, Muslim 16.6%, other Christian 8.6%, other 2.5%, unspecified 0.3%, none 0.4%
- Ethnic groups: Indo-Mauritian 68%, Creole 27%, Sino-Mauritian 3%, Franco-Mauritian 2%
- Literacy rate: 84.4%
- Name of currency: Mauritian rupees (MUR)
- Internet domain of country: .mu
- International dialing code: +230
- Percentage of people with mobile phone: 81.3%
- Prime Minister: Prime Minister Navinchandra RAMGOOLAM (since 5 July 2005)
- Head of State: President Sir Anerood JUGNAUTH (since 7 October 2003)