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Country
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Mauritius |
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Leader
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Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by Governor-General Pearlette Louisy Prime minister: Kenny Anthony
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President: Rajkeswur Purryag
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Population
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162,178
| 1,313,095
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Life Expectancy
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77.040 years
| 74.710 years
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Capital City
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| Port Louis
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Largest city
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| Bisee (population: 12,980) | Port Louis (population: 155,226) |
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Human Development Index
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0.821
| 0.802
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| GDP per capita |
| $15,100 US
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Literacy Rate
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90.1%
| 84.4%
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Corruption Perception Index
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7.1
| 5.5
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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17.2%
| 17.1%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
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| Unemployment Rate |
| 7.800%
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Death Penalty
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Legal
| Abolished
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Political System
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parliamentary democracy
| parliamentary democracy
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Independence date
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| 12 March 1968 (from UK)
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| Religions |
Roman Catholic 67.5%, Seventh Day Adventist 8.5%, Pentecostal 5.7%, Rastafarian 2.1%, Anglican 2%, Evangelical 2%, other Christian 5.1%, other 1.1%, unspecified 1.5%, none 4.5% (2001 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)
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| Languages |
English (official), French patois
| 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)
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| Exports |
| clothing and textiles, sugar, cut flowers, molasses, fish
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| External Debt |
| $5,205,000,000 US
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| Exchange Rate |
| Mauritian rupees (MUR) per US dollar - 27.973 (2008 est.), 31.798 (2007), 31.656 (2006), 29.496 (2005), 27.499 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
| 0.300%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
0
| 1
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| Location |
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
| Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar
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| Area |
616 km sq
| 2,040 km sq
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| Coastline |
158 km
| 177 km
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| Climate |
tropical, moderated by northeast trade winds; dry season January to April, rainy season May to August
| tropical, modified by southeast trade winds; warm, dry winter (May to November); hot, wet, humid summer (November to May)
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