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Location: |
Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar |
Size: |
2,040 sq. km.
(almost 11 times the size of Washington, DC)
Elevation varies from
sea level to 828 meters |
Population: |
1,250,882 (July 2007
est.)
* 0-14 years: 23.5%
* 15-64 years: 69.8%
* 65+ years: 6.7%
Median age: 31.2 years
Life expectancy: 72.88 years
HIV / AIDS: 0.1% |
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Hindu 48%
Roman
Catholic 23.6%
Muslim 16.6%
Other Christian 8.6%
Other 2.5%
None 0.4%
Other 0.3% |
Language: |
English (official)
Bhojpuri
Creole
French
Other |
Government: |
Parliamentary Democracy |
Capital: |
Port Louis |
Independence: |
12 March 1968 (from UK) |
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