_#_Illicit drugs: illicit producer of cannabis for the international drug trade
_#_Economic aid: US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY70-89), $76 million; Western (non-US) countries (1970-88), $628 million; Communist countries (1970-89), $54 million
_#_Currency: Mauritian rupee (plural—rupees); 1 Mauritian rupee (MauR) = 100 cents
_#_Exchange rates: Mauritian rupees (MauRs) per US$1—14.295 (January 1991), 14.839 (1990), 15.250 (1989), 13.438 (1988), 12.878 (1987), 13.466 (1986), 15.442 (1985)
_#_Fiscal year: 1 July-30 June
_*Communications #_Highways: 1,800 km total; 1,640 km paved, 160 km earth
_#_Ports: Port Louis
_#_Merchant marine: 9 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 94,619 GRT/140,345 DWT; includes 2 passenger-cargo, 2 cargo, 1 container, 1 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 1 liquefied gas, 2 bulk
_#_Civil air: 4 major transport aircraft
_#_Airports: 5 total, 4 usable; 2 with permanent-surface runways; none with runways over 3,659 m; 1 with runways 2,440-3,659 m; 3 with runways 1,220-2,439 m