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Location: Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar

Population: 1,179,368 (July 2000 est.)

Ethnic groups: Indo-Mauritian 68%, Creole 27%, Sino-Mauritian 3%, Franco-Mauritian 2%

Religions: Hindu 52%, Christian 28.3% (Roman Catholic 26%, Protestant 2.3%), Muslim 16.6%, other 3.1%

Languages: English (official), Creole, French, Hindi, Urdu, Hakka, Bojpoori

Area: total: 1,860 sq km land: 1,850 sq km water: 10 sq km

Natural resources: arable land, fish


 
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