Mauritius - Introduction

Here, we have some interesting facts about Mauritius. Mauritius (officially: Republic of Mauritius) is a country in Africa, precisely in Eastern Africa, with a population of about 1.3 Millions inhabitants today (2024-10-28). The capital city of Republic of Mauritius is Port Louis, and the official country TLD code is .mu. Mauritius has cca2, cca3, cioc, ccn3 codes as MU, MUS, MRI, 480 respectively. Check some other vital information below.

Mauritius , Coat of Arms
Names
Common Mauritius
Official Republic of Mauritius
Common (Native) Mauritius
Official (Native) Republic of Mauritius
Alternative spellings MU, Republic of Mauritius, République de Maurice
Translations ⬇️
Languages
eng English
fra French
mfe Mauritian Creole
Geography
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Mauritius is located in Eastern Africa and has a total land area of 2040 km². It is bounded by and the capital city is Port Louis

Region/Continent Africa
Subregion Eastern Africa
TimeZone UTC+04:00
Capital city Port Louis
Area 2040 km²
Population 2024-10-28 1.3 Millions
Bordered Countreies
Demonym
eng Male: Mauritian / Female: Mauritian
fra Male: Mauricien / Female: Mauricienne
Lat/Lng -20.28333333, 57.55
Historical data and more
The National Flag of Mauritius

The flag of Mauritius is composed of four equal horizontal bands of red, blue, yellow and green.

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Currency
Name Mauritian rupee
Code MUR
Symbol
Other info
Idependent yes, officially-assigned
UN Member country yes
Start of Week monday
Car Side left
Codes
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 MU
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 MUS
ISO 3166-1 numeric 480
International calling code +230
FIFA 3 Letter Code MRI
All Important Facts about Mauritius

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Mauritius is found in Eastern Africa