Mauritius

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Official Name
Republic of Mauritius
Population Full

1,272,000 (2020 UNDESA)

General Remarks
Includes Rodrigues and other islands
Principal Languages
English, French
Literacy Rate
91% (2018 UNESCO)
International Conventions
ACHPR (1992), CDE (1970), CPPDCE (2006), CSICH (2004), ICCPR (1973), UNCRPD (2010), UNDRIP (2007)
General References
Baker 1972, Baker and Ramnak 1985, Barz and Siegel 1988, Eriksen 1990
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Mauritius is 9. All are living languages. Of these, 2 are indigenous and 7 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 4 are institutional and 5 are developing. Also listed are 7 unestablished languages.