Mauritius One larger and three smaller islands east of Madagascar in the western Indian Ocean. One of these, Rodrigues Island, is 500 km to the east of the others. Mauritius also claims the Chagos archipelago, including Diego Garcia, which comprise the British Indian Ocean Territory.
Mauritius PRAY FOR THE COUNTRY Area: 2,040 sq km Population: 1,294,569 Annual Growth: 0.7% Capital: Port Loius Urban Percent: 42.6% Human Development Index Rank: 81 of 182 countries
Mauritius PRAY FOR THE PEOPLE Peoples: 17 (5 unreached) Languages: 13 Official Languages: English. Largest Religion: Hinduism (49% of population) Christians Other Religions P=Protestant J=Judaism I=Independent M=Muslim A=Anglican Bh=Bahai C=Catholic B=Buddhist O=Orthodox H=Hindu S=Marginal Sk=Sikh U=Unaffiliated Ch=Chinese Rel. X=Other Christian; E=Trad. Ethnic All Christians N=Non-Religious T=Other
Mauritius PRAY FOR THE CHURCH Christians (self-identified): 423,454 32.7% of population Annual Growth: 1.2% Evangelicals: 130,801 10.1% of population Annual Growth: 3.1%