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Mauritius

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Capital:	Port Louis
Area size:	2030 sq. km Slightly smaller than Luxembourg
Time zone:	GMT +4
Currency:	Rupee
Area code:	(+) 230
Driving:	Left
Climate description:	Maritime subtropical and generally humid. Tropical cyclones, which may be severe, occur between September and May.

People

Standard of living

Economy & aid

Health

Disasters, conflict & migration

Language
English and French are official languages but are spoken by a small minority. Creole is spoken by 81 percent and Bhojpuri (a Hindi dialect) is used by 12 percent of the population.
Source: New Internationalist World Guide

Population

2007	1.3 million	U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2006)
2006	1.3 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2005	1.2 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2004	1.2 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2003	1.2 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2002	1.2 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2001	1.2 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2000	1.2 million	U.N. DESA (2006)

Future population estimates
1.6 million (2050)
Source: U.N. DESA (2006)

Ethnic groups
Indo-Mauritan 68 percent, Creole (mix between British, French and east African people) 27 percent, Chinese 3 percent
Source: NI World Guide

Religion
Hindu 51 percent, Christian 27 percent (mostly Catholic), Muslim 16 percent. There are small Buddhist and other minorities.
Source: NI World Guide

Percentage urban population

2007	42.5 percent	U.N. DESA - World Urbanisation Prospects 2005
2006	42.4 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2005	42.4 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2004	42.4 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2003	42.4 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2002	42.5 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2001	42.5 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2000	42.7 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)

Year women granted right to vote
1956
Source: U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Report
Where two figures are shown, the first refers to a partial recognition of the right to vote and the second to the year women received the right to vote on a universal and equal basis.

Net percentage of girls enrolled in primary education
96 (2006)
Source: UNESCO

Percentage of population under 15

2005	24.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2003	25.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	25.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	25.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	25.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Average life expectancy

2005	72.4 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	72.4 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	72.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	71.9 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	71.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	71.3 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - male

2005	69.1 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	69.0 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	68.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	68.3 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	68.0 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	67.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - female

2005	75.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	75.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	75.7 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	75.7 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	75.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Infant mortality

2006	13 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	13 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	14 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	16 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	17 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Child mortality - deaths before the age of five

2006	14 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	15 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
2003	18 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	19 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Births attended by skilled personnel

1997-2005	98 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1995-2004	98 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1995-2003	99 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1995-2002	99 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1995-2001	No data available percent
1995-2000	No data available percent

Maternal mortality

2005	15 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2000	24 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006

Human development index (HDI rank)

2005	65	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	63	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	65	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	64	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	62	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	67	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of children under weight for age (under age 5)

2000-2006	15 percent	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
1996-2005	15 percent	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
1995-2003	15 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005

Percentage of undernourished population

2002-2004 average	5 percent	U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2006
2001-2003average	6 percent	FAO 2006

Food intake falls below the minimum requirement.

Population with access to improved water

2006	100 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2008
2004	100 percent	UNICEF and U.N. World Health Organisation (WHO) 2006
2002	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2000	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Population with access to improved sanitation

2006	94 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2008
2004	94 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2006
2002	99 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2000	99 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Literacy - average

2004	84.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	84.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	84.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	84.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	84.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - male

2004	88.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	88.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	88.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	88.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	87.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - female

2004	80.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	80.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	80.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	81.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	81.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Landlines telephones

2007	285 per 1,000 people	International Telecommunication Union (ITU) 2008
2006	285 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2005	287 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2004	287 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2003	285 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2002	271 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2001	256 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2000	237 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008

Cellular telephone subscribers

2007	742 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2006	615 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2005	528 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2004	444 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2003	379 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2002	288 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2001	228 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2000	152 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008

Internet users

2007	270 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2006	255 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2005	241 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2004	195 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2003	123 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2002	103 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2001	89 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2000	73 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008

Transparency International corruption ranking (1=least corrupt, 179=most corrupt)

2008	41 (joint)	Transparency International 2008
2007	53 (joint)	Transparency International 2007
2006	42 (joint)	Transparency International
2005	51 (joint)	Transparency International
2004	54 (joint)	Transparency International
2003	48 (joint)	Transparency International
2002	40 (joint)	Transparency International
2001	40 (joint)	Transparency International
2000	37 (joint)	Transparency International

Signatory of International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment for the crime of Genocide
No (1948)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Yes (1984)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Yes (1989)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

International humanitarian aid flows
Access the Financial Tracking Service, a global real-time database which records all reported humanitarian aid - including that for NGOs, the Red Cross/Crescent Movement, bilateral aid, in-kind aid and private donations - searchable by country.
Source: Financial Tracking Service, ReliefWeb

Percentage of population living on less than US$1 a day
No data available percent

GNI per capita, Atlas method

2006	5430 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2005	5250 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2004	4670 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2003	4090 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2002	3820 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2001	3860 current US$	WorldBankDataProfileTables2008
2000	3740 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

The purpose of the Atlas conversion factor is to reduce the impact of exchange rate fluctuations in a cross-country comparison of national incomes. The Atlas conversion factor for any year is the average of a country�s exchange rate (or alternative conversion factor) for that year and its exchange rates for the two preceding years.

GDP

2006	6.3 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2005	6.3 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2004	6.1 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2003	5.2 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2002	4.5 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2001	4.5 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2000	4.5 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

Annual GDP growth

2006	3.5� percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2005	4.6� percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2004	4.7� percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2003	3.2� percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2002	2.7� percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2001	5.6� percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2000	4.0� percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

Annual inflation

2006	4.1� percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2005	4.8� percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2004	5.9� percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2003	5.9� percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2002	6.6� percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2001	4.0� percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2000	3.7� percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

Share of income or consumption (poorest 10 percent)
No data available

Share of income or consumption (richest 10 percent)
No data available

Physicians

2000-2004	106 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1990-2004	106 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1990-2003	85 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1990-2002	85 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage HIV+ (adults aged 15-49)

2007	1.7 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2006	1.7 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2005	1.2 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2004	0.9 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2003	0.6 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008

Malaria
Risk due to P.vivax may exist in rural areas although no cases reported since 1998.
Source: WHO

TB cases

2006	23 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008
2005	23 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008
2004	23 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008
2003	23 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008
2002	24 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008
2001	24 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008
2000	24 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008

Chronology of natural disasters
Access EM-DAT, a database of natural disasters from 1900 to the present - death tolls and numbers of affected people - searchable by country.
Source: Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium

Number of refugees originating here

2007	71	UNHCR
2006	80	Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
2005	27	UNHCR
2004	19	UNHCR
2003	No data available
2002	No data available
2001	No data available
2000	No data available

Number of refugees residing here
No data available

Number of internally displaced people\Estimate

	No data available

No data available

Landmine casualties per year

2004	0	Landmine Monitor Report 2005
2003	0	Landmine Monitor Report 2004

Casualty figures may include both civilians and military personnel injured or killed by landmines and unexploded ordnance.
Signatory to landmine convention?
Yes (1997)
Source: Landmine Monitor Report

Percentage of GDP spent on military

2005	0.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	0.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	0.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005

Percentage of GDP spent on education

2002-2005	4.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2002-2004	4.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2000-2002	4.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1999-2001	3.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1998-2000	3.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage of GDP spent on health

2004	2.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2003-2004	2.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2002	2.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2001	2.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2000	1.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

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