Key facts
Capital: Port Louis
Location: Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, about 800 km (500 mi) east of Madagascar
Government: Republic of Mauritius
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
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