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HIV news : 0.1% (2001 est.) Population below poverty line news : 10% (2001 est.) . Literacy : 85,60% House hold income lowest than 10% news : NA House hold income highest than 10% news : NA Inflation news : 4.2% (2003 est.) . Unemployment Rate news : 9.8% (2003 est.) . Internet Users news : 150,000 (2003) . Location : Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar . Geographic Coordinates : 20 17 S, 57 33 E . Religion Mauritius news : Hindu 52%, Christian 28.3% (Roman Catholic 26%, Protestant 2.3%), Muslim 16.6%, other 3.1% . Administrative region : 9 districts and 3 dependencies*; Agalega Islands*, Black River, Cargados Carajos Shoals*, Flacq, Grand Port, Moka, Pamplemousses, Plaines Wilhems, Port Louis, Riviere du Rempart, Rodrigues*, Savanne . Terrain : small coastal plain rising to discontinuous mountains encircling central plateau . Elevation extremes lowest : Indian Ocean 0 m . Elevation extremes highest : Mont Piton 828 m . Natural resources : arable land, fish . Land use arable land : 49,26%. Land use permanentcrops : 2,96%. Irrigated land : 200 sq km (2000 est.) . Natural hazards : cyclones (November to April); almost completely surrounded by reefs that may pose maritime hazards . Environment current issues : water pollution, degradation of coral reefs . Geography note : the main island, from which the country derives its name, is of volcanic origin and is almost entirely surrounded by coral reefs . Population news : 1,220,481 (July 2004 est.) . age -14 p : 24,80%. age -14 men : 152 424. age -14 ladies : 149 908. age 15/64 p : 68,80%. age 15/64 men : 418 836. age 15/64 ladies : 420 411. age +65 p : 6,50%. age +65 men : 31 104. age +65 ladies : 47 798. date : 2004 est.. median age total : 30.1 years . median age male : 29.3 years . median age female : 31.1 years (2004 est.) . population growth rate : 0.81% (2004 est.) . population growth rate note : . birth rate : 15.85 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) . death rate : 6.82 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) . net migration rate : -0.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) . sex ratio at birth : 1.02 male(s)/female . sex ratio under 15 : 1.02 male(s)/female . sex ratio 15/64 : 1 male(s)/female . sex ratio more 65 : 0.65 male(s)/female . sex ratio total : 0.98 male(s)/female (2004 est.) . infant mortality rate male : 18.36 deaths/1,000 live births . infant mortality rate female : 12.73 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) . life expectancy at birth total : 72.09 years . life expectancy at birth male : 68.11 years . life expectancy at birth female : 76.13 years (2004 est.) . total fertility rate : 1.97 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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10/15 News and Latest websites in Mauritius. Mauritius News latest last picture, phone Mauritius, movie celebrity, fashion gadget, imigration immigration technology, music game, photo : Mauritius. Discovered by the Portuguese in 1505, Mauritius was subsequently held by the Dutch, French, and British before independence was attained in 1968. A stable democracy with regular free elections and a positive human rights record, the country has attracted considerable foreign investment and has earned one of Africa's highest per capita incomes. Recent poor weather and declining sugar prices have slowed economic growth, leading to some protests over standards of living in the Creole community. Minimum salary : ( USD/month)
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