Mauritius - Revision history

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	* [http://mises.org/daily/4985 Mauritius: A Glimmer of African Freedom] by Sterling T. Terrell, January 2011		* [http://mises.org/daily/4985 Mauritius: A Glimmer of African Freedom] by Sterling T. Terrell, January 2011
	* [http://blog.mises.org/15602/antitrust-colonization-continues-unabated/ Antitrust Colonization Continues Unabated] by S.M. Oliva, February 2011, about [[antitrust]] on Mauritius		* [http://blog.mises.org/15602/antitrust-colonization-continues-unabated/ Antitrust Colonization Continues Unabated] by S.M. Oliva, February 2011, about [[antitrust]] on Mauritius
			* [http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/02/02/the_little_economy_that_could The Little Economy That Could] by Jeffrey Frankel, February 2012

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	* '''Quasi money''' (with M1 makes [[Money supply#M2\|M2]]): $6.914 billion (31 December 2008)<ref name="CIA_MU" />		* '''Quasi money''' (with M1 makes [[Money supply#M2\|M2]]): $6.914 billion (31 December 2008)<ref name="CIA_MU" />

			===Notable events:===
			* [[Banking crisis]]: 1997<ref name="Reinhart_crisis">Carmen M. Reinhart and Kenneth S. Rogoff. [http://press.princeton.edu/titles/8973.html "This Time is Different"], ''Princeton University Press'', ISBN 978-0-691-14216-6, p. 373. (The list does not claim to be complete.) Referenced 2011-07-20.</ref>
			* Years in [[inflation]]: 11.9% (share of years 1968-2009 with annual inflation above 20 per cent per annum)<ref name="Reinhart_histories">Carmen M. Reinhart. [http://www.princeton.edu/economics/seminar-schedule-by-prog/macro-s10/papers/Reinhardt-Chartbook.pdf "This Time is Different Chartbook: Country Histories on Debt, Default, and Financial Crises"] (pdf), March 3, 2010, p. 74. (The list does not claim to be complete.) Referenced 2011-07-20.</ref>

	===Statistics===		===Statistics===

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	\|Row 1 title = Capital		\|Row 1 title = Capital

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	\|Row 3 info = parliamentary democracy		\|Row 3 info = parliamentary democracy
	\|Row 4 title = Population		\|Row 4 title = Population
	\|Row 4 info = 1,284,264 (July 2010 est.)<ref name="CIA_MU">CIA - The World ~~Facebook~~. [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/countrytemplate_mp.html "Mauritius"], from The World ~~Facebook~~. Referenced 2010-10-04.</ref>		\|Row 4 info = 1,284,264 (July 2010 est.)<ref name="CIA_MU">CIA - The World Factbook. [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/countrytemplate_mp.html "Mauritius"], from The World Factbook. Referenced 2010-10-04.</ref>
	\|Row 5 title = Population growth		\|Row 5 title = Population growth
	\|Row 5 info = 0.776% (2010 est.)<ref name="CIA_MU" />		\|Row 5 info = 0.776% (2010 est.)<ref name="CIA_MU" />
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	==~~External links~~==		==Links==
	* [[Wikipedia:Mauritius\|Mauritius]] on Wikipedia		* [[Wikipedia:Mauritius\|Mauritius]] on Wikipedia
	* [http://bom.intnet.mu Central bank] of Mauritius		* [http://bom.intnet.mu Central bank] of Mauritius

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	* BBC [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1063172.stm country profile]		* BBC [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1063172.stm country profile]
	* [http://mises.org/daily/4985 Mauritius: A Glimmer of African Freedom] by Sterling T. Terrell, January 2011		* [http://mises.org/daily/4985 Mauritius: A Glimmer of African Freedom] by Sterling T. Terrell, January 2011
			* [http://blog.mises.org/15602/antitrust-colonization-continues-unabated/ Antitrust Colonization Continues Unabated] by S.M. Oliva, February 2011, about [[antitrust]] on Mauritius

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	* [http://countrystudies.us/mauritius/ Studies] from the Library of Congress (1986-1998)		* [http://countrystudies.us/mauritius/ Studies] from the Library of Congress (1986-1998)
	* BBC [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1063172.stm country profile]		* BBC [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1063172.stm country profile]
			* [http://mises.org/daily/4985 Mauritius: A Glimmer of African Freedom] by Sterling T. Terrell, January 2011

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{{Infobox
|Box title = Country summary
|Row 1 title = Capital
|Row 1 info = Port Louis
|Row 2 title = Borders
|Row 2 info = (N/A)
|Row 3 title = Government type
|Row 3 info = parliamentary democracy
|Row 4 title = Population
|Row 4 info = 1,284,264 (July 2010 est.)<ref name="CIA_MU">CIA - The World Facebook. [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/countrytemplate_mp.html "Mauritius"], from The World Facebook. Referenced 2010-10-04.</ref>
|Row 5 title = Population growth
|Row 5 info = 0.776% (2010 est.)<ref name="CIA_MU" />
|Row 6 title = Life expectancy
|Row 6 info = 74 years<ref name="CIA_MU" />
|Row 7 title = Unemployment
|Row 7 info = 7.3% (2009 est.)<ref name="CIA_MU" />
|Row 8 title = [[Wikipedia:Index of Economic Freedom|Index of Economic Freedom]]
|Row 8 info = 12<ref name="Heritage_MU">Heritage Foundation. [http://www.heritage.org/Index/Country/Mauritius "Mauritius"], Economic Freedom Score. A lower ranking is better; but please be careful when comparing between different countries or years. Referenced 2010-10-04.</ref>
|Row 9 title = [[Wikipedia:Corruption Perceptions Index|Corruption Perceptions Index]]
|Row 9 info = 42<ref name="Transparency_MU">Transparency International. [http://www.transparency.org/policy_research/surveys_indices/cpi/2009/cpi_2009_table "Mauritius"], Corruption Perceptions Index 2009. A lower ranking is better; but please note that the numbers cannot be compared between countries or years due to different methodology. Referenced 2010-10-04.</ref>
|Row 10 title = [[Wikipedia:Doing Business Report|Doing Business ranking]]
|Row 10 info = 17<ref name="Business_MU">Doing Business. [http://www.doingbusiness.org/economyrankings/ "Mauritius"], Doing Business 2010 (part of The World Bank Group). A lower ranking is better; but please be careful when comparing between different countries or years. Referenced 2010-10-04.</ref>
}}

Although known to Arab and Malay sailors as early as the 10th century, '''Mauritius''' was first explored by the Portuguese in the 16th century and subsequently settled by the Dutch - who named it in honor of Prince Maurits van NASSAU - in the 17th century. The French assumed control in 1715, developing the island into an important naval base overseeing Indian Ocean trade, and establishing a plantation economy of sugar cane. The British captured the island in 1810, during the Napoleonic Wars. Mauritius remained a strategically important British naval base, and later an air station, playing an important role during World War II for anti-submarine and convoy operations, as well as the collection of signals intelligence. Independence from the UK was attained in 1968. A stable democracy with regular free elections and a positive human rights record, the country has attracted considerable foreign investment and has earned one of Africa's highest per capita incomes. Recent poor weather, declining sugar prices, and declining textile and apparel production, have slowed economic growth, leading to some protests over standards of living in the Creole community.<ref name="CIA_MU" />

==Economical characteristics==
* '''Currency''': Mauritian rupee (ISO code: MUR)
* Central bank '''[[Wikipedia:Discount rate|discount rate]]''': NA% (31 December 2009)<ref name="CIA_MU" />
* Commercial banks '''lending rate''': 19.25% (31 December 2009 )<ref name="CIA_MU" />
* '''Stock of money''' ([[Money supply#M1|M1]]): $1.68 billion (31 December 2008)<ref name="CIA_MU" />
* '''Quasi money''' (with M1 makes [[Money supply#M2|M2]]): $6.914 billion (31 December 2008)<ref name="CIA_MU" />

===Statistics===
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" style="text-align:center"
| Statistic / Year
! 1999
! 2000
! 2001
! 2002
! 2003
! 2004
! 2005
! 2006
! 2007
! 2008
|-
! [[GDP]] (million USD)<ref name="WorldBank_GDP_MU">World Bank. [http://open.worldbank.org/countries/mu/indicators%5BNY.GDP.MKTP.CD%5D?date=1999:2009 "Mauritius: GDP"], from World Bank [http://data.worldbank.org/ Data]. Referenced 2010-10-04.</ref>
| 4 291
| 4 583
| 4 537
| 4 767
| 5 610
| 6 386
| 6 284
| 6 507
| 7 528
| 9 320
|-
! Govt. debt (% of GDP)<ref name="WorldBank_Debt_MU">World Bank. [http://open.worldbank.org/countries/mu/indicators%5BGC.DOD.TOTL.GD.ZS%5D?date=1999:2009 "Mauritius: government debt"], from World Bank [http://data.worldbank.org/ Data]. Referenced 2010-10-04.</ref>
| 31.795
| 32.683
| 30.708
| 40.436
| 46.386
| 40.245
| 43.053
| 41.078
| 37.561
| 36.124
|-
! Govt. revenue (% of GDP)<ref name="WorldBank_Revenue_MU">World Bank. [http://open.worldbank.org/countries/mu/indicators%5BGC.REV.XGRT.GD.ZS%5D?date=1999:2009 "Mauritius: government revenue"], from World Bank [http://data.worldbank.org/ Data]. Referenced 2010-10-04.</ref>
| 20.894
| 20.855
| 19.200
| 19.221
| 20.800
| 20.773
| 21.045
| 20.481
| 19.471
| 21.748
|-
! Govt. expenses (% of GDP)<ref name="WorldBank_Expenses_MU">World Bank. [http://open.worldbank.org/countries/mu/indicators%5BGC.XPN.TOTL.GD.ZS%5D?date=1999:2009 "Mauritius: government expenses"], from World Bank [http://data.worldbank.org/ Data]. Referenced 2010-10-04.</ref>
| 21.944
| 20.446
| 20.372
| 20.007
| 20.270
| 20.749
| 20.818
| 21.133
| 19.822
| 19.333
|-
! Debt to revenue (years)
| 1.522
| 1.567
| 1.599
| 2.104
| 2.230
| 1.937
| 2.046
| 2.006
| 1.929
| 1.661
|}

==References==
<small>Note: statistical data was rounded. Different sources may use different methodologies for their estimates. Debt to revenue is calculated by dividing the two variables from their original ('unrounded') values. It represents how long it would a government take to repay its entire debt if it used its whole revenue for this purpose.</small>
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==External links==
* [[Wikipedia:Mauritius|Mauritius]] on Wikipedia
* [http://bom.intnet.mu Central bank] of Mauritius
* [http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/documents/EnterpriseSurveys/Reports/Mauritius-2009.pdf Country profile] (pdf) from the Enterprise Studies page (part of the The World Bank Group)
* [http://countrystudies.us/mauritius/ Studies] from the Library of Congress (1986-1998)
* BBC [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1063172.stm country profile]
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