Mauritius August 1, 2019 Africa , Agalega , archipelago , British colony , British Commonwealth , canne à sucre , Carajos , Cargados , Chagos , colony , COMESA , Commonwealth , East Africa , English language , Francophonie , French colony , French language , île Maurice , Indian Ocean , Indianoceania , islands , Mascareignes , Maurice , Mauritius , Organisation internationale de la Francophonie , Port-Louis , Rodrigues , SADC , Saint-Brandon , Tigre de l'Afrique , tourism , Tromelin Official name Republic of Mauritius Name in local language Republic of Mauritius (en) ; République de Maurice (fr) Continent Africa Subcontinent East Africa Population (ranking: 162e ) 1,265,637 inhabitants (2019) Population growth 0.03 % / year Area 2,007 km² Density 630.61 inhabitants / km² GDP (ranking: 134e )14.220 billions $USD (2018) GDP/capita (ranking ) 11,239 $USD (2018) GDP growth 3.80 % / year (2018) Life expectancy (ranking ) 74.70 years (2017) Birth rate 10.70 ‰ (2017) Fertility rate 1.40 children / woman (2017) Death rate (ranking ) 8.00 ‰ (2017) Infant mortality rate (ranking ) 12.20 ‰ (2017) Literacy rate 98.72 % (2015) Official languages None (de jure), English, Creole and French (majority) Currency Mauritian rupee (MUR) HDI (ranking: 91e )0.790 / 1 (2017) EPI (ranking )56.63 (2018) Government Unitary parliamentary republic Head of State President Barlen Vyapoory (interim) National Day 12 March (independence of 1968) ISO Codes MU, MUS Demonym Mauritian Tourists (ranking ) 1,341,860 people (2017)
Stagnation of the population Mauritius is a state of the Indian Ocean, located about 173 kilometers from Reunion , an island belonging to France , and 881 kilometers east of Madagascar . It consists of Mauritius, Rodrigues (560 kilometers east), the Agalega Islands and the archipelago of Saint-Brandon which are part of the Mascarene archipelago (with Reunion). Mauritius claims sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago (United Kingdom ) and the island of Tromelin (France).
Port Louis, capitale of Mauritius. Photo: Peter Kuchar Panorama of Mauritius, seen from Le Pouce mountain. Photo: Clément Larher Le Morne Brabant mountain, in Mauritius. Photo: Wikipedia Urban areas (2016) Urban areas Population Port-Louis 900,488 inhabitants
Administrative divisions Islands and Districts Population Area Agaléga and Saint-Brandon (Cargados and Carajos) (Island) 274 inhabitants 29 km² Flacq 138,460 inhabitants 299 km² Grand Port 112,997 inhabitants 261 km² Mauritius (Island) 1,222,208 inhabitants 1,868 km² Moka 83,251 inhabitants 234 km² Pamplemousses 139,966 inhabitants 180 km² Plaines Wilhems 368,621 inhabitants 196 km² Port-Louis 119,706 inhabitants 40 km² Rivière du Rempart 108,005 inhabitants 154 km² Rivière Noire 80,939 inhabitants 257 km² Rodrigues (Island) 43,155 inhabitants 110 km² Savanne 68,585 inhabitants 246 km²
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