Mauritius
Position: Indian Ocean
Position: Indian Ocean
| International name: | Mauritius |
| Local name: | Mauritius |
| AREA ................................................ | 2.040 kmq |
| POPULATION .................................. | 1.220.841 in. |
| DENSITY ......................................... | 598,5 in/kmq |
| CAPITAL .......................................... | Port Louis |
| 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% |
| RELIGIONS ...................................... | Hindu 48%, Roman Catholic 23.6%, other Christian 8.6%, Muslim 16.6%, other 2.5%, unspecified 0.3%, none 0.4% (2000 census) |
| CURRENCY ...................................... | Mauritian rupee (MUR) |
| GDP per CAPITA ............................. | 12027 $ (2004) |
| HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX .. | 0,558 (65th place) |
| LOWEST POINT ............................... | Indian Ocean 0 m |
| HIGHEST POINT .............................. | Mont Piton 828 m |
| INDEPENDENCE ............................... | 12 March 1968 (from UK) |
| INSTITUTIONAL FORM ................... | Republic |
| WEB DOMAIN .................................. | .mu |
| COUNTRY CODE .............................. | +230 |
Indian Ocean country
| Port Louis | 23/11/2024 | 05:49 | ( GMT+4 ) |
Courtesy from CIA World Factbook