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| Official
name: |
Mauritius |
| Date
of formation: |
1968 |
| Capital: |
Port Louis |
| Population: |
1.2 million |
| Density: |
588.2 people per sq km |
| Total
area: |
2,040 sq km |
| Languages: |
English*, French Creole, Hindi, Bhojpuri, Chinese |
| Government: |
Parliamentary democracy |
| Life
expectancy: |
71.9 years |
| Infant
mortality: |
17 deaths/1,000 live births |
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Rural
population:
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56.9% of tota |
| Urban
population: |
43.1% of tota |
| Under
age 15: |
25.3% of tota |
| Over
age 65: |
6.2% of total |
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