Is Mauritius a developed country?

Developed countries are also called developed countries and advanced countries. It refers to those countries with high level of economic and social development and high people's living standards, also known as countries with high economic development. The common characteristics of developed countries are high human development index, high per capita gross national product, high industrialization level and high quality of life.

Mauritius

Mauritius is the second richest country in Africa, belonging to a developing country, not a developed country. Mauritius is an island country in eastern Africa, located in the southwest of the Indian Ocean, about 800 kilometers away from Madagascar and 2,200 kilometers away from the African continent. As a volcanic island country, Mauritius is surrounded by coral reefs, with diverse landforms, narrow coastal plains, mountainous central plateaus, mountains and isolated peaks.

I. Population

The residents of Mauritius are mainly of Indian and Pakistani origin (69%), Creole (mixed European and African descent, 27%), China (2.3%) and European origin (65,438+0.7%). The official language is English, French is also widely used, and Creole is the most commonly used language of local people. Among the residents, 52% believe in Hinduism, 30% believe in Christianity, 17% believe in Islam, and a few believe in Buddhism.

Second, the economy

Mauritius is one of the countries with better economic development in Africa. In the "Global Competitiveness Ranking" of the World Economic Forum 20 17-20 18, Mauritius ranked 45th and ranked first among African countries. In the early days of independence, the economic aggregate structure was single, mainly producing and exporting sucrose. At the end of 1970s, it began to adjust the economic structure, implement diversified industrial policies, and gradually formed four economic pillars: manufacturing, financial services, tourism and information and communication industries, actively exploring the international market and achieving rapid economic development, which is known as the "Mauritius miracle". Since 1990, Mao has actively developed the offshore financial industry and built Port Louis into a free port. The proportion of service industry in the gross economy has exceeded 70%. In 2008, the international financial crisis had a certain impact on wool export processing industry, textile industry and tourism.

Since the People's Alliance Government came to power on 20 14, it has formulated the "Vision 2030" plan with the slogan of "Realizing the Second Economic Miracle", intensified macro-control, promoted the adjustment of economic structure, and made great efforts to build the pillars of emerging industries such as port development, high-end manufacturing, information innovation and marine economy, so as to ensure steady economic growth. After Prime Minister Prawinde took office on 20 17, he formulated a three-year development strategy, implemented pragmatic economic policies, focused on infrastructure construction, attracted foreign investment, and reduced poverty and benefited the people.