name: République de Maurice / Republic of Mauritius area: 2,040 km2 population: 1,261,208 density: 618.24/km2 government style: parliamentary republic capital: Port-Louis (147,251) main towns: Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill, Vacoas-Phoenix, Curepipe, Quatre Bornes main religion: Hinduism, Christian, Islam main languages: French & English (official), Creole, Hindi, Tamil highest point: Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire (828 m) currency: Mauritian Rupee (0.0315857 USD)
