MAURITIUS
Official Name: REPUBLIC OF
MAURITIUS
Country Profile Area: 2,040sq km. Population: 1,284,264 (CIA 2009 estimates) Language: Creole, Bhojpuri, English (official), French Date of independence: 12 March, 1968 Currency: Mauritian Rupees (MUR) Religion: Hindu, Christianity, Islam National Day: Indepndence Day; 12 March |
Sir Anerood Jugnauth
President of Mauritius
Administrative Divisions:
3 Dependencies;
Agalega Islands, Cargados Carajos Shoals, Rodrigues,
9 Districts; Black River, Flacq, Grand Port, Moka, Pamplemousses, Plaines Wilhems, Port Louis, Riviere du Rempart, Savanne
3 Dependencies;
Agalega Islands, Cargados Carajos Shoals, Rodrigues,
9 Districts; Black River, Flacq, Grand Port, Moka, Pamplemousses, Plaines Wilhems, Port Louis, Riviere du Rempart, Savanne