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INDIA
INDIA
Africa
AFRICA
INDIA : India’s Trade with the African Region notched US$ 38.96 Billion in the year 2009-10 (DGCI&S provisional figures) constituting 8.37% share in India’s total trade. Trade with the region has grown at a CAGR of 18.10% from US$ 4.48 Billion in 1996-97.
AFRICA : 54 Countries, 1 billion people, US$ 1.01 Billion of trade. Imports worth US$ 468 billion include Mineral Fuels, Oils, Machinery, Vehicles including Boats, Ships, Aircrafts, Electronics & Electricals, Iron & Steel & Articles thereof, Cereals, Plastics, Pharmaceuticals, etc.

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Mauritius
Mauritius
Country's Overview
 
 
 
 

 
geography

GEOGRAPHY

Mauritius is located at the southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar, Area 2,040 sq km; Port Louis is the capital city.

Climate:Tropical, modified by southeast trade winds.

Political Structure: Parliamentary Democracy.

Source : CIA,Wikipedia .

 
   
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POPULATION

 

1,284,264 People. Growth Rate is 0.776% YOY

Ethnic group:Indo-Mauritian 68%, Creole 27%, Sino-Mauritian 3%, Franco-Mauritian 2%.

Religion: Hindu 48%, Roman Catholic 23.6%, Muslim 16.6%, other Christian 8.6%, other 2.5%, unspecified 0.3%, none 0.4%.

Language:English (official), Creole 80.5%, Bhojpuri 12.1%, French 3.4%, other 3.7%, unspecified 0.3%

SOURCE: CIA, MAPS OF WORLD

 
   
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GDP (PPP)

$15.58 BILLION (2008 EST.)

The estimated real growth rate is 4.6%2008.the GDP growth rate for the year 2006 and 2007 were 5.1% and 5.4% respectively.

Source: CIA, Wikipedia

 
   
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TRADE(EXPORT & IMPORT)

Values in USD Billion

MAURITIUS

Year 2006

Year 2007

Year 2008

Growth from 2006-07

Growth from 2007-08

CAGR over 3years

Imports

3.64

3.90

4.67

7.14%

19.74%

13.26%

Exports

2.33

2.23

2.40

-4.29%

7.62%

1.49%

Total Trade

5.97

6.13

7.07

2.68%

15.33%

8.82%

Total Trade as a % of GDP

40.00%

41.36%

45.37%

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-

-

Source: UN Database

 

Major ports Port Louis.
   
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SECTOR BREAKUP

AGRICULTURE: 4.6%, INDUSTRY: 24.9%, SERVICES: 70.5% (2008 EST.) 

 SOURCE: CIA, MAPS OF WORLD, WIKIPEDIA

 

 
   
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ECONOMY SNAPSHOTS

Since its Independence, Mauritius has developed from a low-income, agriculturally based economy to a middle-income diversified economy with growing industrial, financial, and tourist sectors. For most part after independence, annual growth rate has been in the range of 5-6%. The major sectors contributing to the economy are Sugar, Tourism, and Financial Services etc.

THE MAJOR INDICATORS FOR THE ECONOMIC CONDITION ARE

 

Revenue

USD 1.817Bn Expenditure USD 2.163Bn

Investments as a part of

GDP 25.4% Inflation 9.7%
Public debt as a part of GDP 56.6% For-ex and gold reserves USD 1.785Bn

Source: World Bank report, CIA and Wikipedia