flag Mauritius Mauritius: Statistical Overview

Capital: Port Louis

Population

Total Population: 1,262,523
Natural Increase: -0.3%
Density: 634 Inhabitants/km²
Urban Population: 40.8%
Ethnic Origins: The population of Mauritius is mainly composed of Indo-Mauritians, Creoles, Sino-Mauritians as well as Franco-Mauritians.
Official Language: English, French
Other Languages Spoken: Mauritian Creole, Bhojpuri, Tamil, and Urdu
Business Language(s): English and French
Religion: Hindu 48.5%, Roman Catholic 26.3%, Muslim 17.3%, other Christian 6.4%, other 0.6%, none 0.7%, unspecified 0.1% (CIA Factbook).
Literacy Rate: 84.3%

Local Time:

It is %T:%M %A In Port Louis

Exchange Rate on :

National Currency: Mauritius Rupee (MUR)

Country Overview

Area: 2,007 km²
Type of State: Democratic parliamentary Republic
Type of Economy: Upper-middle-income economy.
An economy based on the sugar and textile industries.
HDI*: 0.777/1
HDI (World Rank): 63/188

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an Indicator Which Synthesizes Several Data Such as Life Expectancy, Level of Education, Professional Careers, Access to Culture etc.

Telecommunication

Telephone Code:
To call from Mauritius, dial 00
To call Mauritius, dial +230
Internet Suffix: .mu
Computers: 17.6 per 100 Inhabitants
Telephone Lines: 26.6 per 100 Inhabitants
Internet Users: 41.4 per 100 Inhabitants
Access to Electricity: 100% of the Population

Foreign Trade in Figures

 
Foreign Trade Indicators 20182019202020212022
Imports of Goods (million USD) 5,6615,5964,2205,1336,609
Exports of Goods (million USD) 2,3662,2231,7891,9622,388
Imports of Services (million USD) 2,1462,0711,3071,4122,032
Exports of Services (million USD) 3,2203,0351,3001,2322,618

Source: WTO – World Trade Organisation, Latest data available.

 

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