Evangelical Lutheran 13.6%, Orthodox 12.8%, other Christian (including Methodist, Seventh-Day Adventist, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal) 1.4%, unaffiliated 34.1%, other and unspecified 32%, none 6.1% (2000 census)
Hindu 48%, Roman Catholic 23.6%, Muslim 16.6%, other Christian 8.6%, other 2.5%, unspecified 0.3%, none 0.4% (2000 census)
Languages
Estonian (official) 67.3%, Russian 29.7%, other 2.3%, unknown 0.7% (2000 census)
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% (2000 census)
Exports
machinery and equipment 29%, wood and paper 13%, metals 10%, food products 8%, textiles 5%, chemical products (2007)
clothing and textiles, sugar, cut flowers, molasses, fish
External Debt
$25,220,000,000 $
$5,205,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
krooni (EEK) per US dollar - 10.7 (2008), 11.535 (2007), 12.473 (2006), 12.584 (2005), 12.596 (2004) note: the krooni is pegged to the euro
Mauritian rupees (MUR) per US dollar - 27.973 (2008 est.), 31.798 (2007), 31.656 (2006), 29.496 (2005), 27.499 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
2.000%
0.300%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
2
1
Location
Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Finland, between Latvia and Russia
Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar
Area
45,228 km sq
2,040 km sq
Coastline
3,794 km
177 km
Climate
maritime, wet, moderate winters, cool summers
tropical, modified by southeast trade winds; warm, dry winter (May to November); hot, wet, humid summer (November to May)
