| Total Area |
|
2,040 sq km, includes Agalega Islands,
Cargados Carajos Shoals (Saint Brandon), and Rodrigues |
| Population |
|
1, 252,700 |
| Capital of Mauritius |
|
Port-Louis |
| Towns |
|
Beau-Bassin/Rose-Hill, Quatre-Bornes,
Vacoas, Phoenix and Curepipe |
| Official language |
|
English |
| Other languages |
|
French and Creole are widely spoken. Bhojpuri,
Hindi, Chinese, Marathi, Telegu, Tamil and Urdu are also spoken. |
| Ethnic groups |
|
Indo-Mauritian 68%, Creole 27%, Sino-Mauritian
3%, Franco-Mauritian 2% |
| Age structure |
|
0 – 14 years: 24.8% (male 152,424;
female 149,908)
15 – 64 years: 68.8% (male 418,836; female 420,411)
65 years and over: 6.5% (male 31,104; female 47,798) |
| Religions |
|
Hindu 52%, Roman Catholic 26%, Protestant
2.3%, Muslim 16.6%, other 3.1% |
| Labour force |
|
549,200 |
| Total Housing Units |
|
297,671 |
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| Communications |
|
The country telephone code is +230
and there are no area codes. Public telephone booths are largely
spread; Mobile communications and Internet facilities are
available.
Visit the website of the Information
and Communication Technologies Authority |
| • Fixed Telephone Network |
|
Mauritius Telecom and Mahanagar Telephone
(Mauritius) |
• International
Long Distance |
|
City Call Ltd, Data Communications Ltd,
Emtel Ltd, Hot Link Co. Ltd, Mauritius Telecom, Mahanagar Telephone
(Mauritius), TLC (MRU) Ltd. |
• Fixed telephone
subscribers |
|
357,300 |
• Public Land Mobile
Network |
|
Cellplus Ltd, Emtel Ltd and Mahanagar
Telephone (Mauritius) |
• Cellular mobile
subscribers |
|
772,400 |
| • Internet Service provider |
|
Africa Digital Bridges Networks Ltd, City
Call Ltd, Clusterway Ltd, Data Communications Ltd, Emtel Ltd,
Harel Mallac & Co. Ltd, I-Telecom Ltd, Mauripost Net Ltd,
Paging Services Ltd, Rogers Telecom Ltd, SITA, Telecom Plus. |
| • Internet country code |
|
.mu |
| • Internet subscribers |
|
142,800 |
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Television broadcast
stations |
|
•
1 Public TV station Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation
(MBC) with 3 Channels
•
3 Pay Subscription TV : (Mediacom: Parabole Maurice,
MCVision: Canal+, Canal Satellite, London Satellite System) |
| Radio broadcast stations |
|
1 Public (MBC) - 3 Private (Radio 1, Radio
Plus, Top FM) |
| Weights & Measures |
|
The Metric system is in force. |
| Electric Current |
|
220/240v. |
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| Time Zone |
|
GMT + 4 hours; EST + 9 hours. There is
no Daylight Saving Time. |
| Business Hours |
|
In Port-Louis, some shops are opened half-day
on Thursdays and on Saturdays.
On the Central Plateau, shops are opened all day on Saturdays
and half-day on Thursdays.
Opening hours of banks are subject to each bank policy.
Government : Mon - Fri: 09h00 – 16h00
Banks : Mon - Fri: 09h00 – 15h15, Friday: 0900 –
17h00
Commerce & shops : Mon - Fri: 09h00 – 17h30 , Sat:
09h00 – 12h00 |
| Sea Links |
|
The Mauritius Shipping Corporation Ltd
(MSC LTD) is a State-owned private limited company which owns
and operates a 5234 GRT / 79TEU / 268 passengers multi purpose
vessel, the m/s "MAURITIUS PRIDE" and the new passenger/cargo
vessel the m/s "MAURITIUS TROCHETIA" built in the
People's Republic of China and which was launched officially
on the 19th June 2001. The m/s "MAURITIUS PRIDE" sails
to Rodrigues about 2 to 3 times per month whereas the m/s "MAURITIUS
TROCHETIA" has a monthly call at Port Mathurin, Rodrigues
island. |
| Helicopters |
|
Air Mauritius Helicopter Services
offers sightseeing tours, passenger transfer, aerial photography
and filming flights services to some 10,000 passengers annually.
The fleet comprises modern helicopters, each with a seating
capacity of four (4) passengers.
Visit Air
Mauritius website |
