Mauritius Facts
- Name: Mauritius
- Capital City: Port Louis (148,416 pop.)
- Mauritius Population: 1,322,238 (2013 est.)
- World Populations (all countries)
- Currency: Mauritian rupee
(conversion rates)
50 mauritian rupees - Ethnicity: Indo-Mauritian 68%, Creole 27%, Sino-Mauritian 3%, Franco-Mauritian 2%
- GDP total: $20.53 billion (2012 est.)
- GDP per capita: $15,800 (2012 est.)
- Land Sizes
- Language: 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%
- Largest Cities: (by population) Port Louis, Vacoas, Curepipe, Quatre Bornes
- Name: Named for Maurice of Nassau, the sovereign Prince of Orange from 1618
- National Day: March 12
- Religion: Hindu 48%, Roman Catholic 23.6%, Muslim 16.6%, other Christian 8.6%, other 2.5%, unspecified 0.3%, none 0.4%
- Symbols
Mauritius's Information

Land Area | 2,030 km2 |
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Water Area | 10 km2 |
Total Area | 2,040km2 (#169) |
Population | 1,348,242 (#155) |
Population Density | 664.16/km2 |
Government Type | Parliamentary Republic |
GDP (PPP) | $25.85 Billion |
GDP Per Capita | 20,500$ |
Currency | Rupee (MUR) |
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