| Population :
| 1,220,481 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Age structure 0-14 % :
| 24,80%.
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| Age structure 0-14.m :
| 152 424.
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| Age structure 0-14.f :
| 149 908.
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| Age structure 15-64 % :
| 68,80%.
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| Age structure 15-64.m :
| 418 836.
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| Age structure 15-64.f :
| 420 411.
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| Age structure 65 % :
| 6,50%.
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| Age structure 65.m :
| 31 104.
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| Age structure 65.f :
| 47 798.
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| Age structure est :
| 2004 est..
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| Median age total :
| 30.1 years .
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| Median age male :
| 29.3 years .
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| Median age female :
| 31.1 years (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate :
| 0.81% (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate note :
| .
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| Birth rate :
| 15.85 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Death rate :
| 6.82 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Net migration rate :
| -0.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Sex ratio at birth :
| 1.02 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio under 15 :
| 1.02 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 15-64 :
| 1 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 65 :
| 0.65 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio total :
| 0.98 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Infant mortality rate male :
| 18.36 deaths/1,000 live births .
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| Infant mortality rate female :
| 12.73 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) .
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| Life expectancy at birth total :
| 72.09 years .
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| Life expectancy at birth male :
| 68.11 years .
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| Life Expectancy at birth female :
| 76.13 years (2004 est.) .
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| Total fertility rate :
| 1.97 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| hiv aids :
| 0.1% (2001 est.) .
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| hiv aids people :
| 700 (2001 est.) .
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| hiv aids deaths :
| less than 100 (2001 est.) .
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| Nationality noun :
| Mauritian(s) .
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| Nationality adjective :
| Mauritian .
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| Ethnic groups :
| Indo-Mauritian 68%, Creole 27%, Sino-Mauritian 3%, Franco-Mauritian 2% .
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| Religions :
| Hindu 52%, Christian 28.3% (Roman Catholic 26%, Protestant 2.3%), Muslim 16.6%, other 3.1% .
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| Languages :
| English (official), Creole, French (official), Hindi, Urdu, Hakka, Bhojpuri .
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| Literacy definition :
| age 15 and over can read and write .
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| Literacy total :
| 85,60%.
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| Literacy male :
| 88,60%.
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| Literacy female :
| 82.7% (2003 est.) .
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| Government type :
| parliamentary democracy .
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| Independence :
| 12 March 1968 (from UK) .
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| National holiday :
| Independence Day, 12 March (1968) .
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| Suffrage :
| 18 years of age; universal .
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| Economy overview :
| Since independence in 1968, Mauritius has developed from a low-income, agriculturally based economy to a middle-income diversified economy with growing industrial, financial, and tourist sectors. For most of the period, annual growth has been in the order.
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| Population below poverty line :
| 10% (2001 est.) .
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| Labor force by occupation :
| agriculture and fishing 14%, construction and industry 36%, transportation and communication 7%, trade, restaurants, hotels 16%, finance 3%, other services 24% (1995) .
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| Agriculture products :
| sugarcane, tea, corn, potatoes, bananas, pulses; cattle, goats; fish .
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| Industries :
| food processing (largely sugar milling), textiles, clothing; chemicals, metal products, transport equipment, nonelectrical machinery; tourism .
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| Exports commodities :
| clothing and textiles, sugar, cut flowers, molasses .
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| Exports partners :
| France 34.3%, UK 24.3%, US 14.4%, Madagascar 4.4% (2003 est.) .
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| Imports commodities :
| Independence Day, 12 March (1968) .
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| Imports partners :
| Independence Day, 12 March (1968) .
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| Internet users :
| 150,000 (2003) .
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| Hymne :
| .
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