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Mauritius is the most accessible island in the Indian Ocean – a tropical paradise akin to Maui or Martinique but more budget-traveller friendly. Though nestled up alongside Africa, it’s actually more influenced by its British and French ties and predominantly Indian workforce. Read More at Yahoo
Fact About Mauritius
- Population: 1250882
- Area: 2040km²
- Capital: Port Louis
- Currency: Mauritius Rupee (MUR)
- Country dialing code: 230
- Weights & Measures system: Metric
- Electricity: 220V or 125V, 50Hz
- Government type: parliamentary democracy
- President: Sir Anerood Jugnauth
- Prime Minister: Navinchandra Ramgoolam
Religions:
Hindu 48%, Roman Catholic 23.6%, Muslim 16.6%, other Christian 8.6%, other 3.2%
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TOURIST ARRIVALS BY COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE, JANUARY – DECEMBER 2007/2008
| Country of residence |
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January – December | |||||
| 2007 | 2008 1 | % change | 2007 | 2008 | % change | ||
| EUROPE | 65,288 | 61,242 | -6.2 | 595,653 | 608,358 | 2.1 | |
| Austria | 1,055 | 981 | -7.0 | 10,969 | 8,974 | -18.2 | |
| Belgium | 1,349 | 1,396 | 3.5 | 10,945 | 11,796 | 7.8 | |
| France | 28,505 | 28,147 | -1.3 | 240,028 | 260,054 | 8.3 | |
| Germany | 5,779 | 5,031 | -12.9 | 65,165 | 61,484 | -5.6 | |
| Italy | 8,411 | 7,267 | -13.6 | 69,510 | 66,432 | -4.4 | |
| Netherlands | 545 | 544 | -0.2 | 6,331 | 6,051 | -4.4 | |
| Spain | 720 | 584 | -18.9 | 11,092 | 12,001 | 8.2 | |
| Sweden | 1,764 | 1,423 | -19.3 | 9,891 | 8,305 | -16.0 | |
| Switzerland | 2,008 | 1,573 | -21.7 | 17,546 | 16,037 | -8.6 | |
| United Kingdom | 9,931 | 8,898 | -10.4 | 107,297 | 107,919 | 0.6 | |
| CIS 2 | 1,349 | 1,268 | -6.0 | 8,920 | 10,141 | 13.7 | |
| Other European | 3,872 | 4,130 | 6.7 | 37,959 | 39,164 | 3.2 | |
| AFRICA | 29,213 | 26,775 | -8.3 | 210,952 | 213,868 | 1.4 | |
| Comoros | 66 | 36 | -45.5 | 675 | 655 | -3.0 | |
| Kenya | 252 | 155 | -38.5 | 1,790 | 1,997 | 11.6 | |
| Malagasy Rep. | 907 | 1,096 | 20.8 | 8,842 | 10,905 | 23.3 | |
| Reunion | 12,185 | 11,984 | -1.6 | 95,823 | 96,174 | 0.4 | |
| Seychelles | 1,982 | 1,298 | -34.5 | 14,275 | 10,604 | -25.7 | |
| S. Africa, Rep. of | 12,823 | 11,119 | -13.3 | 81,733 | 84,448 | 3.3 | |
| Zimbabwe | 261 | 344 | 31.8 | 1,669 | 1,809 | 8.4 | |
| Other African | 737 | 743 | 0.8 | 6,145 | 7,276 | 18.4 | |
| ASIA | 5,858 | 6,188 | 5.6 | 68,449 | 72,771 | 6.3 | |
| Hong Kong SAR 3 | 47 | 88 | 87.2 | 649 | 641 | -1.2 | |
| India | 3,491 | 3,733 | 6.9 | 42,974 | 43,911 | 2.2 | |
| Japan | 189 | 187 | -1.1 | 1,730 | 1,751 | 1.2 | |
| Malaysia | 194 | 132 | -32.0 | 1,865 | 1,509 | -19.1 | |
| People’s Rep. of China | 594 | 602 | 1.3 | 7,739 | 8,425 | 8.9 | |
| Singapore | 305 | 227 | -25.6 | 2,020 | 1,758 | -13.0 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 195 | 390 | 100.0 | 1,971 | 4,109 | 108.5 | |
| Other Asian | 843 | 829 | -1.7 | 9,501 | 10,667 | 12.3 | |
| OCEANIA | 1,956 | 1,575 | -19.5 | 20,656 | 20,161 | -2.4 | |
| Australia | 1,850 | 1,458 | -21.2 | 19,635 | 18,852 | -4.0 | |
| Other Oceanian | 106 | 117 | 10.4 | 1,021 | 1,309 | 28.2 | |
| AMERICA | 1,261 | 1,453 | 15.2 | 10,473 | 13,719 | 31.0 | |
| USA | 649 | 714 | 10.0 | 5,451 | 7,089 | 30.0 | |
| Canada | 393 | 409 | 4.1 | 2,590 | 3,188 | 23.1 | |
| Other American | 219 | 330 | 50.7 | 2,432 | 3,442 | 41.5 | |
| Other & not stated | 94 | 155 | 64.9 | 788 | 1,579 | 100.4 | |
| ALL COUNTRIES | 103,670 | 97,388 | -6.1 | 906,971 | 930,456 | 2.6 | |
1 Provisional
2 Commonwealth of Independent States, which consists of the states of the former Soviet Union
3 Special Administrative Region of China
