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  1. Date of Independence: March 12, 1968
  2. Date of Current Constitution: March 12, 1968
  3. Population: 1,182,212 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 788 sq. mi.
  5. Capital: Port Louis
  6. Form of Government: parliamentary democracy
  7. Natural Resources: fertile soils, fish 
  8. Main Industries: tourism, textiles, food processing
  9. Agriculture: tea, sugarcane
  10. Currency: rupee
  11. GDP: $11.7 billion (1998 est.)
  12. GDP per Capita: $10,000 (1998 est.)
  13. Languages: English (official), Creole, French, Hindi, Urdu, Hakka, Bojpoori
  14. Religions: Hinduism, Christianity (Roman Catholicism, Protestant denominations), Islam
  15. Literacy Rate: 83% 
  16. Life Expectancy:    67 years (male)
  17.                 75 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 18 births per 1,000 population 
  19. Death Rate: 7 deaths per 1,000 population