Maurice.
Date 1996 Mai, Vol 36, Num 1843-1844, pp 71Revue : Jeune AfriqueType de publication : article de périodique;The capital of Mauritius is Port-Louis. As of 1995, Mauritius had a population of 1.1 million governed by a parliamentary regime. 1994 gross national product and per capita income were, respectively, $3.5 billion and $3180. Per capita income grew at 5.6% per year over the period 1985-94. In 1994, Mauritius owed $1.4 billion, then being serviced at $144 million. For the same year, Mauritius exported $2.087 billion in goods and services and imported $3.86 billion. As of 1995, the population was growing in size by 1.1% annually. In 1992-93, life expectancy at birth was 70.2 years, the infant mortality rate was 18 per 1000 births, 100% had access to health services, and 97% had access to drinkable water. Other data are presented on the country's topography, climate and vegetation, demographics, principal cities, population distribution, religions, political structure, economics and finances, foreign commerce, and transportation and communications.