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Saints: 1 Blessed

Continent: Southern Africa

Capital: Port Louis

Area: 2,030 km²

Population: 1,356,388

Neighbouring Countries: ↙ Réunion , ← Madagascar , ↗ British Indian Ocean Territory , ↘ French Southern Territories

Religions: Hindu 48.5%, Roman Catholic 26.3%, Muslim 17.3%, other Christian 6.4%, other 0.6%, none 0.7%, unspecified 0.1%

Languages: Creole 86.5%, Bhojpuri 5.3%, French 4.1%, two languages 1.4%, other 2.6% (includes English, the official language of the National Assembly, which is spoken by less than 1% of the population), unspecified 0.1%

Ethnic Groups: Indo-Mauritian (compose approximately two thirds of the total population), Creole, Sino-Mauritian, Franco-Mauritian

Motto: Stella Clavisque Maris Indici (Latin) (Star and key of the Indian Ocean)

Area: 2,040 km²

Catholic Population: 372,000 Catholics (28.2% of 1,320,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 53 parishes

Clergy: 1 bishop (diocesan), 91 priests (44 diocesan, 47 religious), 5 permanent deacons (4 diocesan, 1 religious)

Non-Clergy: 178 religious (14 brothers, 164 sisters), 8 members of secular institutes (sisters), 9 major seminarians, 3,105 catechists