Key facts
Capital:Port Louis
Location:Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, about 800 km (500 mi) east of Madagascar
Currency:Mauritian rupees (MUR)
Area:2,040 sq km
Population:1,386,129 (July 2021 est.)
Languages:Creole 86.5%, Bhojpuri 5.3%, French 4.1%, two languages 1.4%, other 2.6% (includes English, the official language of the National Assembly, which is spoken by less than 1% of the population), unspecified 0.1% (2011 est.)
Religion:Hindu 48.5%, Roman Catholic 26.3%, Muslim 17.3%, other Christian 6.4%, other 0.6%, none 0.7%, unspecified 0.1% (2011 est.)
TimeZone:UTC+4
Tel Code:+230
