[code]Mauritius (pronounced /məˈrɪʃəs/; French: L’île Maurice, pronounced: [lil mɔˈʁis]; Mauritian Creole: Maurice), officially the Republic of Mauritius, French: République de Maurice, is an island nation off the coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about 900 kilometres (560 mi) east of Madagascar. In addition to the island of Mauritius, the Republic includes the islands of St. Brandon, Rodrigues and the Agalega Islands. Mauritius is part of the Mascarene Islands, with the French island of Réunion 200 km (125 mi) to the southwest and the island of Rodrigues 570 km (350 mi) to the northeast.
The island of Mauritius is renowned for having been the only known home of the dodo. First sighted by Europeans around 1600 on Mauritius, the dodo became extinct less than eighty years later.[\code]
Contents
- 1 History
- 2 Politics
- 3 Military and police
- 4 Geography
- 5 Environment
- 6 Districts and dependencies
- 7 Economy
- 8 Transportation
- 9 Education
- 10 Demographics
- 11 Culture
- 12 International rankings
- 13 See also
- 14 References
- 15 Further reading
- 16 External links
| Republic of Mauritius République de Maurice | ||||||
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| Motto: "Stella Clavisque Maris Indici" (Latin) "Star and Key of the Indian Ocean" | ||||||
| Anthem: Motherland | ||||||
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| Official languages | English[1][2] | |||||
| National language | Mauritian Creole | |||||
| Demonym | Mauritian | |||||
| Government | Parliamentary republic | |||||
| - | President | Anerood Jugnauth | ||||
| - | Prime Minister | Navin Ramgoolam | ||||
| Independence | from the United Kingdom | |||||
| - | Date | 12 March 1968 | ||||
| - | Republic | 12 March 1992 | ||||
| Area | ||||||
| - | Total | 2,040 km2 (179th) 787 sq mi | ||||
| - | Water (%) | 0.05 | ||||
| Population | ||||||
| - | 2007 estimate | 1,264,866 (151st) | ||||
| - | census | [1] | ||||
| - | Density | 616/km2 (18th) 1,564/sq mi | ||||
| GDP (PPP) | 2008 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $15.248 billion[3] | ||||
| - | Per capita | $11,991[3] | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2008 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $8.738 billion[3] | ||||
| - | Per capita | $6,872[3] | ||||
| HDI (2004) | ▲ 0.804 (high) (65th) | |||||
| Currency | Mauritian rupee | |||||
| Time zone | MUT (UTC+4) | |||||
| - | Summer (DST) | (UTC+5[4]) | ||||
| Drives on the | left | |||||
| Internet TLD | .mu | |||||
| Calling code | 230 | |||||
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