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Land Area
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2,040 sq km (1,865 sq km excl islands of Rodrigues, Agalega and St Brandon
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Population
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1.26m (2021, Statistics Mauritius)
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Capital
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Port Louis
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Major Languages
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English (official), Creole (national), French, Indian languages
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Major Religion
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Hinduism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism
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Time
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Convenient time zone (+ GMT 4)
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Currency
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Rupee (MUR or Rs) which is divided into 100 cents. (1 USD = MUR 42 approx.).
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Governance
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Westminster style democracy, with a written Constitution. General Elections every 5 years.
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Legal System
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Independent judiciary with separation of powers. The highest court of appeal is the UK’s Privy Council. The legal system consists of English, French and a hybrid system.
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Literacy rate
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90.6% approx. Over 66% of the population are connected to the internet.
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Labour force
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Highly skilled labour force, bilingual in English and French;
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Unemployment rate
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8.1 % (2nd Quarter 2022)
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GDP
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11.16% in 2021
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GDP per capita
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USD 9800 (forecasted 2022)
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Inflation
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10.2% (forecasted 2022)
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Growth rate
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2.9 % in the third quarter of 2022
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Climate
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Subtropical
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