Mauritius
The Lord’s Testimony
No. of saints in church life: 4
No Table meeting
established yet.
Country Profile
Location: East Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, about 800 km (500 mi) east of Madagascar
Geographical
Size: land: 2,030 sq km, water: 10 sq km
Climate: tropical, modified by southeast trade winds; warm, dry winter (May to November); hot, wet, humid summer (November to May)
Population: 1,310,504 (2024 est.)
Population
Growth Rate: 0.07% (2024 est.)
Ethnic groups: Indo-Mauritian (compose approximately two thirds of the total population), Creole, Sino-Mauritian, Franco-Mauritian
Languages: Creole 86.5%, Bhojpuri 5.3%, French 4.1%, two languages 1.4%, other 2.6% (includes English, the official language of the National Assembly, which is spoken by less than 1% of the population), unspecified 0.1% (2011 est.)
Religion: Hindu 48.5%, Roman Catholic 26.3%, Muslim 17.3%, other Christian 6.4%, other 0.6%, none 0.7%, unspecified 0.1% (2011 est.) Government
Capital
City: Port Louis
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