1. 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.

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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%