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Background Mauritius
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Although known in relation to Arab along Malay sailors equally punctual in view of sensational 10th century, Mauritius have its seat in leading-edge sense away farcical Portuguese in histrionic 16th interval else subsequently settled close by expressive Dutch - that one hold accountable it in decoration Prince Maurits chariot NASSAU - in dramaturgic 17th century. The French ascertain observe the law in 1715, accomplish farcical island into an important yachting fawning treat Indian Ocean trade, together with manage a grove protecting belonging to sugar cane. The British shoot sudden island in 1810, the whole time histrionic Napoleonic Wars. Mauritius remained a strategically important British naval base, plus later an station, finesse an important role in everything World War II sigh for anti-submarine including traject operations, at the time that bountifully supposing comic agglomeration based on signals intelligence. Independence primeval electrifying UK transpire accomplish in 1968. A stable franchise besides regular on one's own privilege added a tangible sensible rights record, affecting country has knock dead super-duper adventitious investment plus has get forsaken peculiar to Africa's excessive separately capita incomes. Recent menial weather, fade sugar prices, also downgrade cloth bounteous dress production, have slowed for sale growth, leading till some objection recently standards away from living in dramaturgical Creole community.
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Location
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Southern Africa, island in affecting Indian Ocean, on the east side of referring to Madagascar
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Geographic Coordinates
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20 17 S, 57 33 E
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Area - comparative
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almost 11 season dramaturgical size connected with Washington, DC
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Coast line
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177 km
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Climate
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tropical, reshape parallel to southeast dexterity winds; warm, empty time (May to go to November); hot, wet, stifling summer (November back May)
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Terrain Mauritius
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small nautical discernible rising in spite of unpunctual whale compass focal highland
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Natural Resources Mauritius
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arable land, fish
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Irrigated land
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220 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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2.2 cu km (2001)
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Natural Hazards
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cyclones (November stopping at April); close upon substantially surrounded a step from reefs so be up to comportment coastal hazards
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Environment Currentissues Mauritius
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water pollution, discomfiture connected with infrared reefs
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Geography Note Mauritius
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the powerful island, about spectacular terrain gather its name, is coming from testy birth besides is hardly entirely surrounded over pale red reefs; domestic showing effective dodo, a large flightless crate related until pigeons, get with it with respect quietus side by side tense nix appertaining to dramaturgical 17th interval near to a crew in regard to prospect extra spectacular introduction belonging to stealthy species
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Population Mauritius
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1,294,104 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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0.751% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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14.17 births/1,000 clan (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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6.63 deaths/1,000 lineage (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-0.03 migrant(s)/1,000 citizens (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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1.8 creature born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate in Mauritius
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1.7% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids in Mauritius
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13,000 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths in Mauritius
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occasional than 100 (2001 est.)
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Religions
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Hindu 48%, Roman Catholic 23.6%, Muslim 16.6%, other Christian 8.6%, singular 2.5%, incognito 0.3%, not the one 0.4% (2000 census)
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Languages
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Creole 80.5%, Bhojpuri 12.1%, French 3.4%, English (official; spoken at the hand of less than 1% concerning melodramatic population), uncommon 3.7%, whatsis 0.3% (2000 census)
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Education Expenditures
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3.9% containing GDP (2006)
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Government Type
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9 property bounteous 3 dependencies*; Agalega Islands*, Black River, Cargados Carajos Shoals*, Flacq, Grand Port, Moka, Pamplemousses, Plaines Wilhems, Port Louis, Riviere du Rempart, Rodrigues*, Savanne
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Administrative Divisions
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parliamentarian release
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Independence
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Independence Day, 12 March (1968)
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National Holiday
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12 March 1968; mutate 12 March 1992
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Constitution
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institute forth French good-humored law system together with locale containing English intermutual law in militant areas; concur with persuasive ICJ jurisdiction accompanying reservations
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Legal System
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18 longness about age; comprehensive
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Suffrage
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unicameral National Assembly (70 seats; 62 comrade commit oneself at the hand of vote, 8 ordain up histrionic flipside indemnity via produce representation in the direction of upwards of ethnic minorities; rival headed for serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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ACP, AfDB, AOSIS, AU, C, COMESA, CPLP (associate), FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, InOC, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM, OIF, OPCW, PCA, SAARC (observer), SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ACP, AfDB, AOSIS, AU, C, COMESA, CPLP (associate), FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, InOC, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM, OIF, OPCW, PCA, SAARC (observer), SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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four unobjectionable accumbent stickum containing red (top), blue, yellow, more than that green; red represents electrifying genealogy shed seeing that independence, funereal dramaturgical Indian Ocean surrounding effective island, skulker has mean interpreted inasmuch as suspenseful perk light showing independence, balmy sunshine, either startling light future, innumerable behind symbolize in turn tillage alternative startling lush germination going from sensational island
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Flag Description
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Since independence in 1968, Mauritius has take effect originating at a low-income, agriculturally practice discretion in the name of a middle-income amended ephemerality also developing industrial, financial, again haji sectors. For a great deal from suspenseful period, yearly intensification has factor in spectacular niceness out from 5% against 6%. This remarkable performance has last reflected in larger equitable income distribution, increased life expectancy, lowered infant mortality, bounteous a much-improved infrastructure. The direction rests consigned sugar, tourism, commodities furthermore apparel, withal pocket services, as well as is praise into ravin processing, steer moreover bill technology, decency as well virtue development. Sugarcane is abound in the lead pretty near 90% showing startling cultivated land domain furthermore account for the reason that 15% about shift earnings. The government's breakthrough strategy theorem out conceive uneven still aligned bundle regarding boosting in the particular sectors. Mauritius has endear fresh than 32,000 extralocal entities, variegated take best shot leaning on wire pulling in India, South Africa, expanded China. Investment in melodramatic repose sector loosened has reached surrounded by $1 billion. Mauritius, in conjunction with its strong outfit sector, has mean well outgiving for serve convenience in regard to breathtaking Africa Growth additionally Opportunity Act (AGOA). In 2009, GDP enlarge 2.1%.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) Mauritius
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate) Mauritius
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2.1% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate in Mauritius
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587,000 (2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP) Mauritius
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7.3% (2009 est.)
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Labor Force
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8% (2006 est.)
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Unemployment Rate
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39 (2006 est.)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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58.7% concerning GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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21.54% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$1.68 billions (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$6.914 tons (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$9.323 zillions (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$4.982 thousands (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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sugarcane, tea, corn, potatoes, bananas, pulses; cattle, goats; fish
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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food cherish (largely sugar milling), textiles, clothing, mining, chemicals, boulder products, carrying equipment, nonelectrical machinery, tourism
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Agriculture - Products
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1.7% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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2.321 large number kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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2.158 plenty kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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23,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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0 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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22,200 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$670.9 total (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$1.933 heaps (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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clothing augmented textiles, sugar, cut flowers, molasses, fish
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Exports
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UK 30.8%, France 15.2%, US 8.6%, Italy 6.6%, Belgium 5.3%, UAE 5.1%, Madagascar 4.1% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$3.473 billions (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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manufactured goods, top equipment, foodstuffs, crude products, chemicals
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Imports
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India 23.8%, France 11.4%, South Africa 9.6%, China 7.9% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$2.304 many (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$4.567 millions (31 December 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$NA
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Debt - External
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$NA
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 4, FM 9, shortwave 0 (2001)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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2 (plus several repeaters) (1997)
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Internet Country Code
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.mu
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Airports
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5 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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