Area total: 455 sq km water: 0 sq km land: 455 sq km
Population: 81,188 (July 2005 est.)
Ethnic groups
French African Indian Chinese Arab
Capital: Victoria, population 60,000
Official Language
English (official) French (official) Creole
Religion
Roman Catholic 86.6% Anglican 6.8% other Christian 2.5% other 4.1%
Political system: republic
GDP: purchasing power parity – $626 million (2002 est.)
GDP per head: purchasing power parity – $7,800 (2002 est.)
Annual growth: 1.5% (2004 est.)
GDP – composition by sector
agriculture: 2.8% industry: 28.7% services: 68.9% (2004 est.)
Inflation: 5% (2004 est.)