Capital:Port Louis
Population:1,230,602
Area:2,040 sq km
Climate:tropical, modified by southeast trade winds; warm, dry winter (May to November); hot, wet, humid summer (November to May)
Languages:Creole 80.5%, Bhojpuri 12.1%, French 3.4% (official), other 3.7%, unspecified 0.3%
Currency:Mauritian rupee (MUR)
Government:parliamentary democracy
Religions:Hindu 48%, Roman Catholic 23.6%, other Christian 8.6%, Muslim 16.6%, other 2.5%, unspecified 0.3%, none 0.4%
Source: CIA World Factbook 2007
