Geographical area:
2 040 sq km
Location:
Mauritius is situated in the South West Indian Ocean in latitude 20º South and longitude 57º East.
Type of Government:
Parliamentary Democracy
Independence Day:
12 March 1968
Republic Day:
12 March 1992
Monetary unit:
Mauritian rupee consisting of 100 cents
Gross Domestic Product basic prices (Dec 2010) :
Rs 266,011 (million)
Gross Domestic Product market prices (Dec 2010) :
Rs 299,967 (million)
Growth Rate:
+4.4 % (Dec 2010)
Population:
Rep of Mauritius 1,283,415 ( Dec 2010)
Male: 632,787 Female: 650,628
Island of Mauritius 1,245,289 (Dec 2010)
Male: 613,886 Female: 631,403
Population Density:
Rep of Mauritius 629 per sq km (Dec 2010)
Island of Mauritius 668 per sq km (Dec 2010)
Largest cities (July 2010)
Port Louis (capital): 148 638; Beau Bassin/ Rose Hill: 110 687; Vacoas/Phoenix: 108 186;
Curepipe: 84 487; Quatre Bornes: 81 773
Life Expectancy: Rep of Mauritius (Provisional estimates 2009)
Male :69.5 Female:76.7
Live Births:
Rep of Mauritius 15,005 Island of Mauritius 14,292 (Dec 2010)
Deaths:
Rep of Mauritius 9,131 Island of Mauritius 8,891 (Dec 2010)
Infant Mortality Rate:
Rep of Mauritius 12,5 per 1000 live births (Dec 2010)
Island of Mauritius 12,4 per 1000 live births (Dec 2010)
Languages:
English (official), French, Creole, Hindi, Bhojpuri, Urdu, Hakka & other
Main Religions:
Hinduism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism
Labour: (Dec 2010)
Total Labour Force ('000) : 579,3
Male: 362,4 Female: 216,9
Education (Dec 2010)
Mauritius and Rodrigues
Primary school population: 117,427 pupils
Primary Schools: 305
Secondary school population: 114,879
Secondary Schools: 182
Pre-vocational Schools: 124
Island of Mauritius
Primary school population: 112,244
Primary Schools: 291
Secondary school population: 111,294
Secondary Schools: 177
Pre-vocational Schools: 119
