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		MAURITIUS Constitution recognizes four population categories: Hindus (about 49 percent in 1989), general population (about 29 percent in 1989),Muslims (about 16 percent in 1989), and Sino-Mauritians (about 3 percent in 1989). Ancestors of Hindus and Muslims came from Indian subcontinent;most SinoMauritians from Hunan; general category represents all others, including Europeans, Creoles. POPULATION GRAPH Population: 1,200,206 (July 2002 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 25.4% (male 153,810; female 150,464) 15-64 years: 68.3% (male 409,028; female 411,070) 65 years and over: 6.3% (male 30,170; female 45,664) (2002 est.) Population growth rate: 0.86% (2002 est.) Birth rate: 16.34 births/1,000 population (2002 est.) Death rate: 6.81 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.) Net migration rate: -0.92 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.) Sex ratio: at birth: 1.02 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.66 male(s)/female total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2002 est.) Infant mortality rate: 16.65 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 71.53 years female: 75.58 years (2002 est.) male: 67.54 years Total fertility rate: 2 children born/woman (2002 est.) HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.08% (1999 est.) HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: NA HIV/AIDS - deaths: NA Nationality: noun: Mauritian(s) adjective: Mauritian Ethnic groups: Indo-Mauritian 68%, Creole 27%, Sino-Mauritian 3%, Franco-Mauritian 2% Religions: Hindu 52%, Christian 28.3% (Roman Catholic 26%, Protestant 2.3%), Muslim 16.6%, other 3.1% Languages: English (official), Creole, French (official), Hindi, Urdu, Hakka, Bhojpuri Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 82.9% male: 87.1% female: 78.8% (1995 est.)