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Mauritius

Capital : Port Louis

Land Area : 2,040 sq km

Head of Government : Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam

Population : 1,288,000 (2008 estimate)

Major Languages : Mauritian Creole, French, English, Hindi, Urdu, Hakka, Bhojpuri

Major Religion(s) : Hindu 48%, Roman Catholic 23.6%, other Christian 8.6%, Muslim 16.6%, other 2.5%, unspecified 0.3%, none 0.4%

Date of Joining : 1968

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