| Key Facts on Domestic Markets
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Indicators
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1999
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2000
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2001
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2002
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2003
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2004
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1
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Est.
Population (millions)
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1.180
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1.193
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1.205
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1.217
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1.2
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2
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GDP (US$ bn)
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4.4
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4.5
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4.8
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5.6
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6.05
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3
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GDP per Capita
(Rupees)
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91,400
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100,700
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110,000
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117,600
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4
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Inflation
annual Rate (%)
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6.9
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4.2
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5.4
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6.4
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3.9
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5
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Fixed
telephone lines
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257,099
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280,885
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306,800
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327,225
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6
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Mobile
Cellular Subscribers
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102,119
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180,000
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300,000
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336,000
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7
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No. of fixed
lines/100 inhabitants
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21.89
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23.53
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25.56
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27.20
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8
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No. of
Mobile
Subscribers/100
Inhabitants
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8.72
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15.12
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25
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27.76
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9
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Estimated
Household telephone
Penetration
(%)
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80
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10
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Estimated
PC/100 inhabitants
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9.57
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10
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10.83
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11.50
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11
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Estimated
household PC penetration
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13.3
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18
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|
12
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Estimated
Internet Users
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55,000
|
87,000
|
158,000
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180,000
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13
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Estimated
household Internet
Penetration
(%)
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13.0
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14
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School
enrollment, secondary (% net)
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70
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72
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74
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15
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School
enrollment, primary (% net)
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96
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95
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97
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GDP by Sector in
2003
Source:
AIDB/OECD 2005, African Economic Outlook
In 2002 $66.32 million accounted for ICT Sector in Mauritius and in
2005 1.89% of GDP is budgeted for ICT Investment and 14.58% for Education with
8.3% in Health Care Sector.
Source National Institute of Technology and UNECA.org/aisi
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