Mauritius

Official Name:	The Republic of Mauritius
Sovereign Status:	Sovereign Country
Government Type:	Parliamentary Republic
Official Name (Local Language):	Republic of Mauritius
ISO Country Codes:	MU : MUS
Internet Domain:	.mu
Government Web Site:	http://govmu.org/

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Capital:	Port Louis	Main Airports:	Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport
Language(s):	Creole;English;French	Population:	1,386,129
Currency:	Mauritius Rupee	ISO Currency Code:	MUR
Telephone Dial In:	+230	ID Prefix:	020

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Country Summaries:

BBC; CIA Factbook; Country Code; Infoplease; International Model United Nations Association; Law Library of Congress; NationMaster; NationsOnline; UNESCO; UNESCO UIS

Political & Cultural Organisations:

African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States; African Union; Alliance of Small Island States; Commonwealth of Nations; Community of Democracies; Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie; Southern African Development Community; UN; UNESCO;

Travel Guides:

Fodor's Travel; Lonely Planet; Rough Guide

News Resources:

News Agency

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AllAfrica;

Republic of Mauritius - News;

Newspaper

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Radio

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Radio One;

Top FM;

Mauritius

Government Website:	http://govmu.org/
Sovereign Ratings:	https://countryeconomy.com/ratings/mauritius
Central Bank:	Bank of Mauritius
Currency USD Exchange Rate:	39.65 Mauritian rupees (MUR) per US dollar (2020 est.)
Unemployment Rate:	6.65% (2019 est.)
Population below poverty line:	8% (2006 est.)
Inflation Rate:	0.4% (2019 est.)

Prime Lending Rate:	6.85% (Dec-20 - TradingEconomics)
GDP:	$14.004 billion (2019 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP):	$22,870 (2019 est.)
Currency Name:	Mauritius Rupee
Currency Code:	MUR
World Bank Classification:	High Income

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	4%	sugarcane, tea, corn, potatoes, bananas, pulses; cattle, goats; fish
Industry:	22.1%	food processing (largely sugar milling), textiles, clothing, mining, chemicals, metal products, transport equipment, nonelectrical machinery, tourism
Services:	73.9%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Financial & Economic Organisations:

African Development Bank; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; Un Economic Commission for Africa; UNIDO; World Bank;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

African Development Bank; Countryeconomy; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; OECD; UNDP Human Development; World Bank;

Financial Exchanges:

Stock & Securities Exchange: Stock Exchange of Mauritius ;

National Statistics Office:

Statistics Mauritius;

National Dataset(s):

Trading Economics;

Mauritius

Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO

The World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution

Trade Statistics

Trade Summary

Trade Indicators

Business Language(s):	English; French
Customs & Excise:	Mauritius Revenue Authority
Development Bank(s):	Development Bank of Mauritius; Trade and Development Bank; GuarantCo;
National Standards Bureau:	Mauritius Standards Bureau

Competitive Ind’l Performance: 52/141 (2019)	Corruption Perceptions Index: 52/180 (2020)
Ease of Doing Business: 13/190 (2019)	Enabling Trade Index: 39/136 (2016)
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