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)