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Mauritius
Mauritius
TweetCoordinates: 20°12′S 57°30′E / 20.2°S 57.5°E / -20.2; 57.5
Motto: "Stella Clavisque Maris Indici" (Latin)
"Star and Key of the Indian Ocean"
Anthem: Motherland
Capital
Port Louis
20°10′S 57°31′E / 20.167°S 57.517°E / -20.167; 57.517
Official language(s)
English
Vernacular
Mauritian Creole, Mauritian Bhojpuri, French, English,
Demonym
Mauritian
Government
Parliamentary republic
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President
Sir Anerood Jugnauth
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Prime Minister
Navin Ramgoolam
Legislature
Parliament
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Lower House
National Assembly
Independence
from the United Kingdom
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Date
12 March 1968
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Republic
12 March 1992
Area
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Total
2,040 km2 (179th)
787 sq mi
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Water (%)
0.05
Population
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2008 estimate
1,288,000 (151st)
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2000 census
1,179,137
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Density
631.4/km2 (18th)
1,636.5/sq mi
GDP (PPP)
2009 estimate
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Total
$16.050 billion
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Per capita
$12,526
GDP (nominal)
2009 estimate
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Total
$8.761 billion
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Per capita
$6,838
HDI (2007)
▲ 0.804 (high) (81st)
Currency
Mauritian rupee (MUR)
Time zone
MUT (UTC+4)
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Summer (DST)
(UTC+5 (2008 only))
Drives on the
left
ISO 3166 code
MU
Internet TLD
.mu
Calling code
230
Mauritius (pronounced /məˈrɪʃəs/; Mauritian Creole: Moris; French: Maurice, pronounced: ) officially the Republic of Mauritius (Mauritian Creole: Republik Moris; French: République de Maurice) is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about 900 kilometres (560 mi) east of Madagascar.
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Date added: Sep 30, 2010
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