Mauritius
Republic of Mauritius
Mauritius sits in Eastern Africa and uses MUR - Mauritian rupee (₨). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Port Louis
Population
1.2M
Area
2K km2
Population
1.2M
1,235,260 people
Area
2K km2
2,040 square kilometers
Density
606/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Port Louis
-20.15, 57.48
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Mauritius, officially listed here as Republic of Mauritius, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Mauritius, MU, MUS, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Mauritius is grouped under Africa, more specifically Eastern Africa, with Africa shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 1,235,260 people and a land area of 2,040 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 606 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is -20.28333333, 57.55, while the capital coordinate reference is -20.15, 57.48. Mauritius has no land borders listed in the country data, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Port Louis (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Port Louis, Quatre Bornes, Curepipe, Triolet and Quartier Militaire. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Mauritius, capital of Mauritius, and major urban areas in Mauritius. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary parliamentary republic. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include African Union, Commonwealth and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Mauritius uses calling code +230, postal format not listed, and time zone data listed as UTC+04:00. The number format uses , as the thousands separator and . as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists MUR - Mauritian rupee (₨), while language records include English, French and Mauritian Creole. Vehicle data records the driving side as left and vehicle sign codes as MS. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 36.8 for 2017.
How to use this profile
This Mauritius profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
MU / MUS
Top-level domains
.mu
Continents
Africa
Border countries
No land borders listed
Driving side
left
Vehicle signs
MS
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Mauritius is represented by the MU country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Port Louis
Port Louis
300,000
primary
#2
Quatre Bornes
Plaines Wilhems
81,773
City
#3
Curepipe
Plaines Wilhems
79,718
City
#4
Triolet
Pamplemousses
23,386
City
#5
Quartier Militaire
Moka
22,745
City
Governance
Government type
Unitary parliamentary republic
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
, thousands, . decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+230
Postal format
Not listed
Timezones
UTC+04:00
Languages
English, French, Mauritian Creole
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
36.8
2017