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Capital Mauritius : |
Port Louis .
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| Land Boudaries Border Country Mauritius :
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| Climate Mauritius :
| tropical, modified by southeast trade winds; warm, dry winter (May to November); hot, wet, humid summer (November to May) .
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| Life expectancy Mauritius :
| 72.09 years .
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| Fertility rate Mauritius :
| 1.97 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| Government type Mauritius :
| parliamentary democracy .
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| Population Mauritius :
| 1,220,481 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Area Total Mauritius :
| 2,040 sq km .
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| Telephones Main Lines In Use Mauritius :
| 348,200 (2003) .
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| Telephones Mobile Cellular Mauritius :
| 462,400 (2003) .
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| International Country Code Mauritius :
| 230.
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| Current account balance Mauritius :
| $289 million (2003) |
| HIV Mauritius :
| 0.1% (2001 est.) |
| Population below poverty line Mauritius :
| 10% (2001 est.) |
| Literacy Mauritius :
| 85,60% |
| House hold income lowest than 10% Mauritius :
| NA |
| House hold income highest than 10% Mauritius :
| NA |
| Inflation Mauritius :
| 4.2% (2003 est.) |
| Unemployment Rate Mauritius :
| 9.8% (2003 est.) |
| Internet Users Mauritius :
| 150,000 (2003) |
| Location Mauritius :
| Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar |
| Geographic Coordinates Mauritius :
| 20 17 S, 57 33 E |
| Religion Mauritius :
| Hindu 52%, Christian 28.3% (Roman Catholic 26%, Protestant 2.3%), Muslim 16.6%, other 3.1% |
| Administrative region Mauritius :
| 9 districts and 3 dependencies*; Agalega Islands*, Black River, Cargados Carajos Shoals*, Flacq, Grand Port, Moka, Pamplemousses, Plaines Wilhems, Port Louis, Riviere du Rempart, Rodrigues*, Savanne |
| Terrain Mauritius :
| small coastal plain rising to discontinuous mountains encircling central plateau |
| Elevation extremes lowest Mauritius :
| Indian Ocean 0 m |
| Elevation extremes highest Mauritius :
| Mont Piton 828 m |
| Natural resources Mauritius :
| arable land, fish |
| Land use arable land Mauritius :
| 49,26% |
| Land use permanentcrops Mauritius :
| 2,96% |
| Irrigated land Mauritius :
| 200 sq km (2000 est.) |
| Natural hazards Mauritius :
| cyclones (November to April); almost completely surrounded by reefs that may pose maritime hazards |
| Environment current issues Mauritius :
| water pollution, degradation of coral reefs |
| Geography note Mauritius :
| the main island, from which the country derives its name, is of volcanic origin and is almost entirely surrounded by coral reefs |