Sub Saharan Africa

Mauritius
Last reviewed: 02 September 2011

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Area: 1,865 sq km
Population: 1,303,717 (July 2011 est.)
Capital City: Port Louis (Pop: 155,600 (2009 est.)
People: Hindu Indo-Mauritian (51%); Creoles (27%); Muslim Indo-Mauritian (17%); Others (5%)
Languages: English, French, Creole
Main Religion(s): Hinduism (52%); Christianity (28%); Islam (17%)
Currency: Mauritian Rupee
Major political parties: Labour Party; Mouvement Socialiste Militant (MSM); Mouvement Militant Mauricien (MMM); Parti Mauricien Social-Democrate Party (PMSD)
Government: Alliance of Labour, plus PMSD Head of State: HE Sir Anerood Jugnauth GCSK, KCMG, QC
Prime Minister: Dr the Hon Navinchandra Ramgoolam (appointed July 2005, re-elected May 2010)
Foreign Minister: Dr the Hon Arvin Boolell
Membership of international groupings/organisations: African Union (AU); Non Aligned Movement (NAM); Indian Ocean Rim-Association for Regional Co-operation (IOR-ARC); Africa, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP); Indian Ocean Commission (IOC);Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA); Southern African Development Community (SADC); and the Commonwealth.