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| National motto: Stella Clavisque Maris Indici ( Latin: "Star and Key of the Indian Ocean") | ||||
| Official languages | , French and Creole | |||
| Capital | Port Louis | |||
| President | Sir Anerood Jugnauth | |||
| Prime minister | Paul Bérenger | |||
| Area - Total - % water | Ranked 168th 1,860 km² 0.05% | |||
| Population
- DensityIf you were linked from a country article: the density there is based on land area, see below Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. However it is most frequently applied to living organisms. Population density is usually ex | Ranked 149thThis is a list of countries by population . The data are from the CIA World Factbook 2003 and although not always quite up to date, at least roughly accurate. In the main list dependent or occupied areas are listed under the country which governs the area
588/km² | |||
| IndependenceAlternate uses: see Independence (disambiguation Independence for a country, organization or branch of government is the same as self-rule, as opposed to being ruled by someone else. Establishing such independence sometimes implies a violent break-out or
- Date | From the United KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a state in Western Europe, usually known simply as the United Kingdom the UK Britain or less accurately as Great Britain . The UK was formed by a series of Acts of Union which united the formerly
March 12March 12 is the 71st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (72nd in Leap years). There are 294 days remaining. Events 515 BC Construction is completed on the Temple in Jerusalem. 1664 New Jersey becomes a colony of Britain. 1894 For the first time Coc, 1968Events Undated Booker Prize for Fiction is established by Booker plc. 1968 is known as the year of the Prague Spring and also the year of the Paris riots. The ASCII character code is standardized as ANSI Standard X3. Nauru adopt his national anthem of the | |||
| CurrencyFor exchange rates, see here. A currency is a unit of exchange, facilitating the transfer of goods and services. It is a form of money, where money is defined as a medium of exchange rather than e. a store of value. A currency zone is a country or region | Mauritian Rupee | |||
| Time zone | UTC +4 | |||
| Car driving | left lane | |||
| National anthem | Motherland | |||
| Internet TLD | .MU | |||
| Calling Code | 230 | |||
The Republic of Mauritius is an island country in the southwest Indian Ocean, about 900 km east of Madagascar. The island is part of the Mascarene Islands, with the French island of Réunion 200 km to the southwest and the fellow island nation of the Seychelles to the northwest.