Map of Mauritius
Courtesy of CIA
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Vital Statistics
Areal extent: 1,860 sq.km.*
Population (1998): 1,154,000**
Population density: 620 per sq. km.
Urban population, % of total (1980/1997): 43.4/40.7¬
Population growth (1985-1990/1995-2000): 0.8/1.1**
Life expectancy (1975-80/1995-2000): 64.9/71.6**
Fertility rate (1975-80/1995-2000): 3.1/2.3**
Capital: Port Louis
Largest city/population (1992): Port Louis/142,000~
Gross National Product (1997): $4.3 billions*
GNP per capita (1997): $3,800*
GNP per capita annual growth rate (1975-1995): 4.2%¬
Human Development Index rank/value (1999): 59/0.764
* = World Bank 1999
** World Resources Institute 1998
~ = Instituto del Tercer Mundo 1997
¬ = Human Development Report 1999
n.a. = Information not available at present
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