arableLand
background
Discovered by the Portuguese i ...... iving in the Creole community.
birthRate
budgetExpenditures
1200000000
budgetRevenues
1100000000
capital
climate
tropical, modified by southeas ...... humid summer (November to May)
coastline
comparativeArea
almost 11 times the size of Washington, DC
constitution
12 March 1968; amended 12 March 1992
conventionalLongCountryName
Republic of Mauritius
conventionalShortCountryName
currency
Mauritian rupee (MUR)
currencyCode
deathRate
economicAidRecipient
economyOverview
Since independence in 1968, Ma ...... d growth and low unemployment.
electricityConsumption
1172000000
electricityExports
electricityImports
electricityProduction
1260000000
electricityProductionFossilFuel
electricityProductionHydro
electricityProductionNuclear
electricityProductionOther
environmentalAgreementPartyTo
environmentalAgreementSigned
environmentalIssue
water pollution, degradation of coral reefs
exclusiveEconomicZone
exports
1600000000
externalDebt
1900000000
fiscalYear
1 July - 30 June
flagDescription
four equal horizontal bands of red (top), blue, yellow, and green
forestsAndWoodland
geographicCoordinates
governmentType
grossDomesticProduct
12300000000