MAURITIUS

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Mauritius People

Country Name: Republic of Mauritius

Capital City: Port Louis

Population: 1,240,827 (July 2006)

Population Growth: 0.82% (2006)

Currency: Mauritian rupee (MUR)

Languages: English (official)

Area: 2,040 sq km

Inflation Rate: 8.9% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 9.4% (2006)

Domain extension: .mu

PEOPLE OF MAURITIUS

Age Structure 0-14 years:

23.5% (male 147,808/female 146,270)

Age Structure 15-64 years:

69.8% (male 436,043/female 437,441)

Age Structure 65 years and over:

6.7% (male 32,475/female 50,845) (2007 est.)

Median Age - total:

31.2 years

Median Age - male:

30.3 years

Median Age - female:

32.1 years (2007 est.)

Population Growth Rate:

0.798% (2007 est.)

Birth Rate:

15.26 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Death Rate:

6.88 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Net Migration Rate:

-0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Sex Ratio - at birth:

1.02 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - under 15 years:

1.011 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 15-64 years:

0.997 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 65 years and over:

0.639 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - total population:

0.971 male(s)/female (2007 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth - total:

72.88 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - male:

68.92 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - female:

76.9 years (2007 est.)

Major Infectious Diseases:

Nationality:

Mauritian(s)

Ethnic Groups:

Indo-Mauritian 68%, Creole 27%, Sino-Mauritian 3%, Franco-Mauritian 2%

Religions:

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:

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)