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Capital city: Port Louis Languages: English, French (official); Creole, Hindi, Urdu, Hakka, Bhojpuri (other)
Economic profile Monetary unit: Mauritius rupee (1MRs = $0.032413)1 GDP per capita: $14 6892 GDP composition by sector:
Agriculture: 4.5%3
Industry: 24%3
Services: 71.4%3 GDP growth rate: 4.1%4 Consumer price inflation: 6.5%5 Industries: Food processing (largely sugar milling), textiles, clothing, mining, chemicals, metal products, transport equipment, nonelectrical machinery, tourism3 Exports of goods and nonfactor services: Tuna, skipjack and bonito (11.3%); t-shirts, singlets and other vests, of cotton, knitted (11%); cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter (6.4%)6 Import commodities: Manufactured goods, capital equipment, foodstuffs, petroleum products, chemicals3 Reserves (excluding gold, in million dollars): 2 582.77 Foreign direct investment (in million dollars): 4308
Budget Government revenue, including grants (as percentage of GDP): 21.3%9 Government expenditure and net lending: 25.1%9
Social profile Population (in thousands): 1 30710 Population growth: 0.7%10 Life expectancy at birth (in years): 73.411 Adult literacy (people over 15): 87.9%12 School enrolment primary (total gross enrolment): 99.4%13 School enrolment secondary (total gross enrolment): 89.4%13 School enrolment tertiary: (figures not available)14 Unemployment: 7.8%3 Number of people living with HIV/Aids: 1%15
1 http://www.exchangerate.com 2 African Economic Outlook. Basic indicators (2011). 3 Central Intelligence Agency. World Factbook: Economy (2011). 4 African Economic Outlook. Real GDP growth rates (2011). 5 African Economic Outlook. Monetary indicators: inflation (2011). 6 African Economic Outlook. Exports (2010). 7 African Economic Outlook. Monetary indicators: reserves (2011). 8 African Economic Outlook. Foreign direct investment (2010). 9 African Economic Outlook. Public finances (2011). 10 African Economic Outlook. Demographic indicators (2010). 11African Economic Outlook. Basic health indicators (2011). 12 African Economic Outlook. Basic education indicators (2009). 13 African Economic Outlook. School enrolment (2011). 14 World Bank. School enrolment tertiary (2010 to 2011). 15 African Economic Outlook. Major diseases (2009).
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