Mauritius
| Part of | East Africa  |
|---|---|
| Inception | 12 March 1968 |
| Official name | Mauritius, Mauritius, République de Maurice |
| Native label | République de Maurice |
| Short name | 🇲🇺 |
| IPA transcription | mæʉ'ɾɪtsɪʉs |
| Dem name after | Mauritius Island |
| Official language | no value, English, French |
| Anthem | Motherland |
| Culture | culture of Mauritius |
| Motto text | Stella Clavisque Maris Indici, L’étoile et la clé de l’océan Indien, Star and Key of the Indian Ocean, It's a pleasure |
| Continent | Africa |
| Country | Mauritius |
| Capital | Port Louis |
| Located in/on physical feature | East African islands |
| Coordinate location | 20°12′0″S 57°30′0″E |
| Coordinates of easternmost point | 19°42′0″S 63°25′0″E |
| Coordinates of northernmost point | 10°19′48″S 56°34′48″E |
| Coordinates of southernmost point | 20°31′32″S 57°31′48″E |
| Coordinates of westernmost point | 10°25′0″S 56°35′0″E |
| Highest point | Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire |
| Lowest point | Indian Ocean |
| Office held by head of state | President of Mauritius |
| State hin head | Prithvirajsing Roopun |
| Office held by head of government | Prime Minister of Mauritius |
| Government hin head | Pravind Jugnauth |
| Executive body | Government of Mauritius |
| Legislative body | National Assembly of Mauritius |
| Central bank | Bank of Mauritius |
| Located in time zone | UTC+04:00, Indian/Mauritius |
| Currency | Mauritian rupee |
| Driving side | left |
| Electrical plug type | Europlug, BS 1363 |
| Replaces | Commonwealth realm of Mauritius |
| Official website | http://mauritius.net/ |
| Top-level Internet domain | .mu |
| Flag | flag of Mauritius |
| Coat of arms | coat of arms of Mauritius |
| Has characteristic | free country |
| Geography of topic | geography of Mauritius |
| History of topic | history of Mauritius |
| Economy of topic | economy of Mauritius |
| Demographics of topic | demographics of Mauritius |
| Mobile country code | 617 |
| Country calling code | +230 |
| Emergency phone number | 114, 995, 115, 999, 112 |
| GS1 country code | 609 |
| Licence plate code | MS |
| Maritime identification digits | 645 |
| Unicode character | 🇲🇺 |
| Category for maps | Category:Maps of Mauritius |
Mauritius (/məˈrɪʃ(i)əs, mɔː-/ (listen) mər-ISH-(ee-)əs, mor-; French: Maurice [mɔʁis, moʁis] (listen); Mauritian Creole: Moris [moʁis]), officially dem call am Republic of Mauritius (French: République de Maurice; Mauritian Creole: Repiblik Moris), bi African island country insyd de Indian Ocean, approximately 2,000 kilometres (1,100 nautical miles) off de southeastern coast of East Africa, east of Madagascar. Edey include de main island (dem san call am Mauritius), as well as Rodrigues, Agaléga den St. Brandon. De islands of Mauritius den Rodrigues, plus nearby Réunion (a French overseas department), all bi part of Mascarene Islands. De main island of Mauritius, bi where most of demma population dey plenty, edey host de capital den de largest city, Port Louis. De country dey span 2,040 square kilometres (790 sq mi) den egey an exclusive economic zone wey edey cover 2,300,000 square kilometres (670,000 square nautical miles).
Arab sailors bi de first persons wey go discover de uninhabited island, around 975, den dem call am Dina Arobi. Insyd 1507, Portuguese sailors go visit de uninhabited island. De island appear plus de Portuguese names Cirne or Do-Cerne on early Portuguese demma maps. A Dutch fleet, wey dey under de command of Admiral Van Warwyck come land for de place wey now dem dey call am Grand Port den take possession of de island insyd 1598, as dem rename de den uninhabited islands after Maurice, Prince of Orange. Eventually, dem establish a succession give de short-lived Dutch settlements over de next 120 years, as dem come exploit demma local ebony forests den establish sugar production, as dem import sugar cane plants from Java den over three hundred Malagasy slaves, before abandoning demma efforts insyd 1710. France come take control insyd 1715, wey dem rename am as Isle de France. Insyd 1810, de United Kingdom come seize de island, den four years later, dem sign Treaty of Paris, France ceded Mauritius den ein dependencies give de United Kingdom. De British colony of Mauritius dey include Rodrigues, Agaléga, St. Brandon, De Chagos Archipelago, den, until 1906, de Seychelles. Mauritius den France dispute sovereignty over de island of Tromelin as de Treaty of Paris make yawa say you go fi mention am. Mauritius remained a primarily plantation-based colony give United Kingdom until demma independence insyd 1968.