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Region: Indian Ocean

Capital: Port Louis

Population: 1,379,365

Area Total: 1,860

Area Land: 1,850

Climate: tropical, modified by southeast trade winds; warm, dry winter; hot, wet, humid summer.



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Largest Cities
City Population Estimated
Curepipe 84,200 2020
Port Louis 155,226 2020
Vacoas 110,000 2020

Other Key Data
Region: Indian Ocean
Population: 1,379,365
Area Total: 1,860km2
Area Land: 1,850km2
Coast Line: 177km
Capital: Port Louis
Climate: tropical, modified by southeast trade winds; warm, dry winter; hot, wet, humid summer.
Languages: English
French
Creole
Hindi
Urdu
Hakka
Bojpoori
Currency: 1 Mauritian rupee (MauR) = 100 cents
Holiday: Independence Day, 12 March (1968)


Average Daily Temperature
January: °C / 79.00°F
July: °C / 70.60°F
Annual Rainfall: mm / 61"


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Ethnic Divisions
Indo-Mauritian 68.00%
Creole 27.00%
Sino-Mauritian 3.00%
Franco-Mauritian 2.00%


Religions
Hindu 52.00%
Christian 28.00%
Muslim 17.00%
other 3.00%

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