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Africa — Eastern Africa
UN Member
Independent
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🇲🇺 Mauritius
Republic of Mauritius
aka Maurice — endonym
1.2M
Population
World #158
2,040 km²
Land Area
World #183
$15.5 billion
GDP (USD)
World #137
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Did You Know?
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Mauritius is the world's #158 most populous country out of 242 tracked nations.
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It has no land borders — an island nation surrounded entirely by water.
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3 languages are officially recognised here.
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Its economy ranks #137 worldwide with a GDP of $15.5 billion USD.
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Population density is 609.7 people per km² — world rank #19.
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Cars drive on the left side of the road — like the UK, Japan and India.
Quick Facts
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Capital
Port Louis
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Phone Code
+230
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Internet TLD
.mu
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Nationality
Mauritian
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Week Starts
Monday
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ISO Codes
MU / MUS / 480
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Coordinates
-20.28°, 57.55°
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Driving Side
Left-hand traffic
Economy
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GDP (nominal)
$15.5 billion USD
World rank #137 of 188 tracked economies
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GDP per Capita
$12,458
Total output ÷ total population
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Population Density
609.7 /km²
World density rank #19
₨
Mauritian rupee
MUR • official currency
People & Languages
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Total Population
1,243,741
World rank #158 of 242 nations
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Official Languages
3
English • French • Mauritian Creole
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Demonym
Mauritian
What its people are called
🗣️ English
🗣️ French
🗣️ Mauritian Creole
Geography & Neighbours
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Land Area
2,040 km²
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Land Borders
0 countries
🏝️ Island — no land borders
Timezones (1)
UTC+04:00
Indian/Mauritius
MUT — Mauritius Time
“Mauritius” Around the World
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موريشيوس
جمهورية موريشيوس
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Republik Moris
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Mauritiusi Köztársaság
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モーリシャス
モーリシャス共和国
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모리셔스
모리셔스 공화국
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Mauritius
Republiek Mauritius
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موریس
جمهوری موریس
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Maurício
República das Maurícias
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Маврикий
Республика Маврикий
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Maurícius
Maurícijská republika
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República de Mauricio
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Mauricijus
Republika Mauricijus
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Mauritius
Republiken Mauritius
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Mauritius
Mauritius Cumhuriyeti
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موریشس
جمہوریہ موریشس
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毛里求斯
毛里求斯共和国
Codes & Identity
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ISO Alpha-2
MU
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ISO Alpha-3
MUS
3️⃣
ISO Numeric
480
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Status
officially-assigned
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Postal Format
#####
e.g. regex: ^(\d{5})$
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WikiData ID
Q1027
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Also Spelled As
MU • Republic of Mauritius • République de Maurice
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