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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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