REPUBLIC OF MAURITIUS
International Treaties
Berne Convention
Paris Convention
WIPO
WTO
Problems
Child labor, violence
Government owned television media
Politically motivated disappearances
Torture and degrading punishment
Currency
Mauritian Rupee
Dialing Code
230
Internet Domain
.mu
EDUCATION & EMPLOYMENT
Education
Pre-primary and Secondary School free
Employment Majority
Food processing, tourism
INDUSTRY & TRADE
Main Exports
Clothing and textiles, sugar, cut flowers, molasses
Main Imports
Manufactured goods, capital equipment, foodstuffs, petroleum products, chemicals
Main Industries
Food processing (largely sugar milling), textiles, clothing, chemicals, metal products, transport equipment, nonelectrical machinery, tourism
CULTURE
Languages
Mauritian Creole, English, French
Population
1,2 million (2011 estimate)
Religion
Hindu, Roman Catholic, Islam
GEOGRAPHICS & CLIMATE
Capital
Port Louis
Climate
Tropical
November – April Cyclones
Neighbouring Countries
(Mauritius is an island of the coast of Madagascar)
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