Mauritius Country Guide | Guide to Mauritius

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Country Guide Mauritius

Capital:

Port Louis

Population:

1,245,000

Currency:

Mauritian rupee (MUR)

Religions:

Hindu 48%, Roman Catholic 23.6%, other Christian 8.6%, Muslim 16.6%, other 2.5%, unspecified 0.3%, none 0.4% (2000 census)

Government:

parliamentary democracy

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)

Climate:

tropical, modified by southeast trade winds; warm, dry winter (May to November); hot, wet, humid summer (November to May)

Phone Code:

230