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Country Profile: Mauritius
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Region:
Indian Ocean
Capital:
Port Louis
Population:
1,379,365
Area Total:
1,860
Area Land:
1,850
Climate:
tropical, modified by southeast trade winds; warm, dry winter; hot, wet, humid summer.
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Largest Cities
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City
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Population
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Estimated
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Curepipe
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84,200
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2020
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Port Louis
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155,226
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2020
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Vacoas
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110,000
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2020
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Region: |
Indian Ocean |
Population: |
1,379,365 |
Area Total: |
1,860km2 |
Area Land: |
1,850km2 |
Coast Line: |
177km |
Capital: |
Port Louis |
Climate: |
tropical, modified by southeast trade winds; warm, dry winter; hot, wet, humid summer. |
Languages: |
English French Creole Hindi Urdu Hakka Bojpoori |
Currency: |
1 Mauritian rupee (MauR) = 100 cents |
Holiday: |
Independence Day, 12 March (1968) |
Average Daily Temperature
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January: |
°C / 79.00°F |
July: |
°C / 70.60°F |
Annual Rainfall: |
mm / 61" |
Boundaries
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Ethnic Divisions
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Indo-Mauritian
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68.00%
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Creole
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27.00%
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Sino-Mauritian
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3.00%
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Franco-Mauritian
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2.00%
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Religions
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Hindu
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52.00%
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Christian
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28.00%
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Muslim
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17.00%
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other
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3.00%
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