🌍 Geography
Location: Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, about 800 km (500 mi) east of Madagascar
Area & Boundaries
Total Area
2,040 km²
Land Area
2,030 km²
Water Area
10 km²
World Rank by Area
#null
Land Boundaries
N/A km
Coastline
177 km
Terrain & Climate
Terrain: small coastal plain rising to discontinuous mountains encircling central plateau
Climate: tropical, modified by southeast trade winds; warm, dry winter (May to November); hot, wet, humid summer (November to May)
Elevation
Highest Point
: N/Am
Lowest Point
: nullm
Mean Elevation
N/Am
Natural Resources
arable land, fish
👥 Demographics
Population Overview
Total Population (2024)
1,310,504
World Rank
#null
Growth Rate
0.07%
Urbanization
null%
Age & Life Expectancy
Median Age
39.6 years
Life Expectancy
null years
Birth Rate
9.8 per 1,000
Death Rate
9 per 1,000
Major Urban Areas
- PORT LOUIS: 149,000 people
Languages
- Creole - 86.5%
- Bhojpuri - 5.3%
- French - 4.1%
- two languages - 1.4%
- other - 2.6%
- one of the two official languages of the National Assembly (Official)
- which is spoken by less than - 1%
- unspecified - 0.1%
Education
Literacy Rate: null% (Male: 96.3%, Female: 92.8%)
💼 Economy
upper middle-income Indian Ocean island economy; diversified portfolio; investing in maritime security; strong tourism sector decimated by COVID-19; expanding in information and financial services; environmentally fragile
GDP & Economic Indicators
GDP (PPP)
$34.41 billion
GDP (Official Rate)
$14.95 billion
GDP per Capita (PPP)
$27,300
World GDP Rank
#null
GDP Growth Rate
4.7%
Unemployment Rate
null%
Inflation Rate
3.6%
Public Debt (% of GDP)
null%
GDP Composition by Sector
Agriculture
4.3%
Industry
17.8%
Services
64.4%
Major Industries
food processing (largely sugar milling), textiles, clothing, mining, chemicals, metal products, transport equipment, nonelectrical machinery, tourism
Trade
Exports
N/A
Imports
N/A
Foreign Exchange Reserves
N/A
Currency
(null)
🏛️ Government
Government Type
parliamentary republic
Suffrage
18 years of age; universal
Executive Branch
Chief of State:
Head of Government:
Legislative Branch
National Holiday
Independence and Republic Day, 12 March (1968, 1992)
📈 Social Indicators
Physicians
1.44 per 1,000
Hospital Beds
3.7 per 1,000
Health Expenditure
6.4% of GDP
Education Expenditure
4.1% of GDP
🎨 Cultural Heritage
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
2
Notable Sites
- Aapravasi Ghat
- Le Morne Cultural Landscape