Mauritius
General information
Capital: Port Louis
Currency unit: Mauritian rupee
Official language: English, French
Area: 2,040 km²
Population in million: 1.3
GDP per capita (current US dollars): 10,547
GDP per capita, PPP (current international $): 22,279
Demography
Labor force participation rate (% of total population ages 15+): 58.7
Annual growth rate of the population: 0.1 %
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births): 11.6 %
Life expectancy at birth: 74.4 ans
Youth literacy rate Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24): 91 %
Production
Gross domestic product (GDP) in billions of US dollars: 13.34
Agriculture value added of GDP: 3.1
Industry value added of GDP: 18.2
Services value added of GDP: 66.9
Trade
Total exports in billions of US dollars: 2.51
Total imports in billions of US dollars: 4.93
Major manufactured products (as % of total exports) :
T-shirts, singlets and other vests (11.67 %)
Men's shirts (6.37 %)
Men's suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers and trousers (4.57 %)
Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans and waistcoats (3.55 %)
Diamonds (3.02 %)
Weight of major primary products excluding minerals and oil (as % of total exports) :
Prepared or preserved fish (13.83 %)
Cane or beet sugar (13.44 %)
Frozen fish (2.34 %)
Other live animals (1.21 %)
Molasses (0.60 %)