Mauritius People - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population: 1,020,000 (July 1986), average annual growth rate 0.9%

Nationality: noun—Mauritian(s); adjective—Mauritian

Ethnic divisions: 68% Indo-Mauritian, 27% Creole, 3% Sino-Mauritian, 2%

Franco-Mauritian

Religion: 51% Hindu, 30% Christian (mostly Roman Catholic with a few Anglicans), 17% Muslim

Language: English (official), Creole, French, Hindi, Urdu, Hakka, Bojpoori

Infant mortality rate: 28/1,000(1985)

Life expectancy: Bl

Literacy: 79%

Labor force: 335,(XX); 29% government services, 27% agriculture and fishing, 22% manufacturing, 22% other; 20% are unemployed

Organized labor: about 35% of labor force, forming over 270 unions

NOTE: The information regarding Mauritius on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Mauritius 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Mauritius 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.