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Mauritius Thematic Maps

Country (long form)	Republic of Mauritius
Capital	Port Louis
Total Area	718.15 sq mi 1,860.00 sq km (almost 11 times the size of Washington, DC)
Population	1,189,825 (July 2001 est.)
Estimated Population in 2050	1,451,156
Languages	English (official), Creole, French, Hindi, Urdu, Hakka, Bojpoori
Literacy	82.9% total, 87.1% male, 78.8% female (1995 est.)
Religions	Hindu 52%, Christian 28.3% (Roman Catholic 26%, Protestant 2.3%), Muslim 16.6%, other 3.1%
Life Expectancy	67.26 male, 75.31 female (2001 est.)
Government Type	parliamentary democracy
Currency	1 Mauritian rupee (MauR) = 100 cents
GDP (per capita)	$10,400 (2000 est.)
Industry	food processing (largely sugar milling), textiles, clothing; chemicals, metal products, transport equipment, nonelectrical machinery; tourism
Agriculture	sugarcane, tea, corn, potatoes, bananas, pulses; cattle, goats; fish
Arable Land	49%
Natural Resources	arable land, fish