Mauritius

Exact population: 1,240,827 (July 2006 est.)
Literacy: Total population: 85.6%; male: 88.6%; female: 82.7%
Ethnicities: Indo-Mauritian 68%, Creole 27%, Sino-Mauritian 3%, Franco-Mauritian 2%
Land boundaries: 0 km
Terrain: Small coastal plain rising to discontinuous mountains encircling central plateau
Extremes: Lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m; highest point: Mont Piton 828 m
Imports: South Africa 11.3%, China 9.4%, India 9.3%, France 9.2%, Bahrain 5.3%, Japan 4.1% (2004)
Exports: UK 33.1%, France 20.4%, US 14.8%, Madagascar 5.1%, Italy 4.1% (2004)
Industries: Food processing (largely sugar milling), textiles, clothing; chemicals, metal products, transport equipment, nonelectrical machinery; tourism

Source: CIA World Factbook