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People in Mauritius
Mauritius is an island which is densely populated. It has around 1.2 million people. It is a society where people of all religions live peacefully like the Hindus, Muslims, Creoles, Chinese, and Europeans. This feature makes the island a very unique place in the world. Most of the people living in Mauritius are bi-lingual; they can speak French as well as English very fluently. English is an international language, but French and Creole are widely spoken.
Mauritius is situated in the south-west of the Indian Ocean. It is around 800kms east of Madagascar. In April, June, July, September and October the climate is pleasant.
The following are the most important dates of Mauritius
Mauritius is the most multicultural island in the Indian Ocean. Mauritius people are proud of this. People mix with all cultures but marriages between people from different religions or cultural backgrounds are not common. Though the French community is small, they are economically important in the island. Mauritius mostly includes slaves and free laborers from Africa .They were the original slaves who first introduced the strong feeling of Sega Dance. Men and women perform this dance which is heard by all age groups. It is the most colorful and energetic dance that is mostly performed for the tourists. The cuisine of Mauritius is a mixture of Indian cuisine, Creole, Chinese and European. The dish which is preferred by most Mauritian is "cari poule" which is a chicken curry. The common drink of Mauritian is "alouda", it is a milk based drink containing herb seeds.
Ancestry
Mauritian society includes people from many different religion groups. Small groups of foreign students from Europe or the Indian Ocean region are also found here. In the recent years there were many foreign people working in textile industry especially Chinese women.
Age structure
0-14 years: 26% of which 155917 are males 152563 are females.
15-64 years: 68% of which 393330 are males and 397285 are females.
65 years and over: 6% of which 28092 are males and 41069 are females.
Population is now estimated to 1,210,492
Nationality – Mauritian
Ethic divisions-68% Indo-Mauritian, 27% Creole, 3% Sino-Mauritian, 2% Franco-Mauritian
Religions- 52% Hindu, 28.3% Christian (26% Catholics and 2.3 % Protestants), 16.6% Muslims and 3.1% others.
Languages- English is the official language. Creole, French, Hindi, Urdu, Hakka and bhojpuri.
Population growth rate-0.90%
Birth rate-16.4 births/1000 population
Death rate- 7.0 deaths/1000 population.
Infant mortality rate-7.0 deaths/1000 live births
Life Expectancy at birth- male 68.9 years and female 73.95 years
Labor Force - 542,000 by occupation: government service 29%, agriculture and finishing 25%, manufacturing 24% and there 22%.
