Mauritius
Formal name:
Republic of Mauritius
Capital:
Port Louis Climate:
tropical, modified by southeast trade winds; warm, dry winter (May to November); hot, wet, humid summer (November to May)
Language:
Creole 80.5%, Bhojpuri 12.1%, French 3.4%, English (official; spoken by less than 1% of the population), other 3.7%, unspecified 0.3% (2000 census)
Population:
1,303,717 (July 2011 est.)
Currency:
Rupee (MUR)
Telephone Code:
230
Internet Code:
.mu