Mauritius
Basic Information
Official name: Republic of Mauritius
Native name: Mauritius
Population: 1,243,741
Area: 2,040 km²
Region: Africa
Sub Region: Eastern Africa
Capital: Port Louis
Coordinates: -20.28333333°, 57.55°
Landlocked: No
Political & Administrative
UN Member: Yes
Independent: Yes
Status: officially-assigned
ISO Code (Alpha-2): MU
ISO Code (Alpha-3): MUS
Olympic Code: MRI
FIFA Code: MRI
Top level domain: .mu
Start of week: monday
Currencies
Mauritian rupee (₨) - MUR
Languages
English (eng)French (fra)Mauritian Creole (mfe)
Timezones
UTC+04:00
Continents
Africa
Demonyms
eng: Mauritian/Mauritianfra: Mauricien/Mauricienne
GINI Index
2017: 36.8
Driving
Side: leftSign: MS
International Dialing
+230
Coat of Arms
