Country
Profiles : Mauritius
| GEOGRAPHY |
| |
| Latitudes
(WIO) |
| 20.25°S;
57.55°E |
| Area |
| 2
030 km2 |
| Climate |
| |
| Main
coastal and marine habitats |
| |
| |
| DEMOGRAPHICS |
| |
| Population |
| 1.2
million |
| Urbanisation |
| |
| Life
expectancy at birth |
| |
| Growth
rate |
| 0.8% |
| HIV/AIDS
(adult prevalence rate) |
| |
| Unemployment
rate |
| 10.5% |
| Literacy |
| 86%
|
| |
| ECONOMY |
| |
| GDP |
| US$
16.28 billion |
| Sectors |
| Services
(50%); Industry (36%); Agriculture (14%) |
| |
| MARINE
ENVIRONMENT |
| |
| Coastline |
| |
| Products |
| Linefish;
pelagics |
Total Marine Catch |
| 9
880 mt (FAO statistics for 2004) |
| Contribution
to GDP |
| 1% |
| Endangered |
| |
|
Legislation
|
The
Fisheries and Marine Resources Act (1998)
|
 |
| Marine
catches for Mauritius as recorded in the Food
and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations’
Fisheries Global Information System for the period
1995 to 2004. |
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Participants 