Back Маврики Abkhazian Mauritius Afrikaans Mauritius ALS ሞሪሸስ Amharic Mauritus AMI Mauricio AN Mauritius ANG Mọrisiọs ANN मॉरिशस ANP موريشيوس Arabic
Republic of Mauritius Repiblik Moris République de Maurice | |
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| Motto: "Stella Clavisque Maris Indici" (Latin) "Star and Key of the Indian Ocean" | |
| Anthem: "Motherland" | |
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| Capital and largest city | Port Louis 20°12′S 57°30′E / 20.2°S 57.5°E |
| Official languages | None (de jure) |
| Vernacular language | Mauritian Creole |
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| Government | Parliamentary Republic |
| Prithvirajsing Roopun | |
| Pravind Jugnauth | |
| Legislature | Parliament |
| National Assembly | |
| Independence | |
• from the United Kingdom | 12 March 1968 |
• Republic | 12 March 1992 |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,040 km2 (790 sq mi) (179th) |
• Water (%) | 0.05 |
| Population | |
• 2015 estimate | 1,323,483 (154th) |
• 2000 census | 1,179,137 |
• Density | 630/km2 (1,631.7/sq mi) (18th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2011 estimate |
• Total | $19.008 billion[1] |
• Per capita | $14,746[1] |
| GDP (nominal) | 2011 estimate |
• Total | $10.299 billion[1] |
• Per capita | $7,989[1] |
| HDI (2011) |  0.701[2]high · 77th |
| Currency | Mauritian rupee (MUR) |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (MUT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+4 ((DST not observed)) |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy (AD) |
| Driving side | left |
| Calling code | 230 |
| ISO 3166 code | MU |
| Internet TLD | .mu |
The Republic of Mauritius is an island nation in the Mascarene Islands. It includes Rodrigues, Agaléga and St. Brandon as well as Mauritius.[3] It was formerly ruled by the European countries: France, Portugal, and the United Kingdom, but is now independent from these all European Colonies.
Port Louis is its capital. In the 2000 census, the country had a population of 1,178,848 people.[4] The country is prosperous, and trades mainly with South Africa and Indian Sub Continent. The island of Mauritius was the home of the dodo.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Mauritius". International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
- ↑ "Human Development Report 2010" (PDF). United Nations. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 November 2010. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
- ↑ "Written Statement of the Republic of Mauritius" (PDF). 1. International Court of Justice. 1 March 2018: 23–24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 December 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ↑ Central statistics Office: Republic of Mauritius Archived 2008-04-24 at the Wayback Machine Resident population and resident population in private households by geographical district single year of age and sex