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Mauritius
Republic of Mauritius
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Population
1.24M
Capital
Port Louis
Area
2,040 km²
Currency
MUR
Mauritian rupee
Statistics
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GDP (current US$)
$14.94B
as of 2024
GDP per capita
$11,991
as of 2024
Population
1.25M
as of 2024
Population growth (annual %)
-0.2%
as of 2024
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
3.6%
as of 2024
Unemployment (% of labor force)
5.5%
as of 2024
Internet users (% of population)
73.3%
as of 2024
Life expectancy at birth
73.79
as of 2024
Healthcare spending (% of GDP)
5.6%
as of 2023
Education spending (% of GDP)
4.2%
as of 2024
Urban population (% of total)
39.0%
as of 2024
Fertility rate
1.44
as of 2024
CO₂ emissions per capita
—
no data
Trade (% of GDP)
145.4%
as of 2024
Land area (km²)
1,997
as of 2023
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About Mauritius
- Languages
- English, French, Mauritian Creole
- Currencies
- Mauritian rupee (MUR)
- Timezones
- UTC+04:00
- Demonym
- Mauritian
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- ISO codes
- MU · MUS
- Map
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