| Largest Cities |
| City |
Population |
Estimated |
| Port Louis |
144,000 |
2002 |
| Beau Bassin-Rose Hill |
107,200 |
2002 |
| Vascoas-Phoenix |
102,200 |
2002 |
Key Data |
| Region: |
Indian Ocean |
| Population: |
1,221,300 October 2002 |
| Area Total: |
1,860 km2 |
| Area Land: |
1,850 km2 |
| Coast Line: |
177 km km |
| Capital: |
Port Louis |
| Climate: |
tropical, modified by southeast trade winds;
warm, dry winter; hot, wet, humid summer. |
| Languages: |
English (official)
Creole
French
Hindi
Urdu
Hakka
Bojpoori |
| Currency: |
1 Mauritian rupee (MauR) = 100 cents |
| Holiday: |
Independence Day, 12 March (1968) |
Average Daily Temperature |
| Capital: |
Port Louis |
| January: |
22.8°C / 73°F |
| July: |
27.2°C / 81°F |
| Annual Rainfall: |
1016mm / 40'' |
|
Ethnic Divisions
|
| Indo-Mauritian |
68% |
| Creole |
27% |
| Sino-Mauritian |
3% |
| Franco-Mauritian |
2% |
|
