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MAURITIUS

MAURITIUS Country correspondent: (1) BASIC FACTS Independence,: 12 March 1968, former British colony Leader: Sir Cassam Uteem, president of the Republic, head of state since July 1992. Sir Aneernood Jugnauth, born 1930, prime minister since September 2000 Capital Port Louis (main seaport), International airport at Plaisance Other major cities: Beau Bassin-Rose Hill, Curepipe, Quatre Bornes, Vocoas-Phoenix Area: 2 040 km2, including Rodrigues (104 km2) and other islands (71 kM2) PoPulation: 1,1 mn (1998), 97% on Mauritius Popula tion gro wth: 0,9% Urbanisa tion: 40% (1995) Languages: English (language of administration), French (language of business), Creole, Bhojpuri, Hindi, Urdu, Tamil, Hakka, Mandarin HDI rank: 63 ( 1999) Life expectancy at birth: 71 years ( 1999) Adult literacy rate: 63% (1999) Gross enrolment ratio (all educational levels): 61 % (1994) GNP: $3.8 bn GNP/capita: $3 380 (1995) GDP (average annualgrowth rate): 4,9% (1990-95) Foreign debt: $1 800 mn (1995); as % of GNP: 47% Development, aid: $23 mn (1995); as % of GNP: 0,7% Currency: Rupee (MR) Cornments: The economy is based on sugar cane cultivation, manufacturing (mainly textiles) and tourism. Impressive economic growth has been recorded since the 1980s, especially as a result of expansion in the manufacturing sector, which http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Human Rights Law in Africa Online Brill

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Country correspondent: (1) BASIC FACTS Independence,: 12 March 1968, former British colony Leader: Sir Cassam Uteem, president of the Republic, head of state since July 1992. Sir Aneernood Jugnauth, born 1930, prime minister since September 2000 Capital Port Louis (main seaport), International airport at Plaisance Other major cities: Beau Bassin-Rose Hill, Curepipe, Quatre Bornes, Vocoas-Phoenix Area: 2 040 km2, including Rodrigues (104 km2) and other islands (71 kM2) PoPulation: 1,1 mn (1998), 97% on Mauritius Popula tion gro wth: 0,9% Urbanisa tion: 40% (1995) Languages: English (language of administration), French (language of business), Creole, Bhojpuri, Hindi, Urdu, Tamil, Hakka, Mandarin HDI rank: 63 ( 1999) Life expectancy at birth: 71 years ( 1999) Adult literacy rate: 63% (1999) Gross enrolment ratio (all educational levels): 61 % (1994) GNP: $3.8 bn GNP/capita: $3 380 (1995) GDP (average annualgrowth rate): 4,9% (1990-95) Foreign debt: $1 800 mn (1995); as % of GNP: 47% Development, aid: $23 mn (1995); as % of GNP: 0,7% Currency: Rupee (MR) Cornments: The economy is based on sugar cane cultivation, manufacturing (mainly textiles) and tourism. Impressive economic growth has been recorded since the 1980s, especially as a result of expansion in the manufacturing sector, which

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