Simply Mauritius

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Capital : Port Louis
Government : Parliamentary democracy
Currency : Mauritian rupee (MUR)
Area : total 2,040 sq km
note: includes Agalega Islands, Cargados Carajos Shoals (Saint Brandon), and Rodrigues
water: 10 sq km
land: 2,030 sq km
Population : Approximately 1,243,588 (est. July 2005)
Language : English (official), Creole, French (official), Hindi, Urdu, Hakka, Bhojpuri
Religion : Hindu 52%, Christian 28.3% (Roman Catholic 26%, Protestant 2.3%), Muslim 16.6%, other 3.1%
Currency :Mauritian rupee
Time zone :UTC +4
National Anthem :Motherland
Internet TLD: .MU
Calling Code :230