Mauritius
Mauritius is in Eastern Africa, with its capital at Port Louis and an area of about 2,040 km². Explore its flag, anthem, population, GDP ranking, government, natural resources, provinces and major cities on an interactive 3D globe.
- Official name
- Republic of Mauritius
- Capital
- Port Louis
- Region
- Africa · Eastern Africa
- Area
- 2,040 km²
- Languages
- English, French, Mauritian Creole
- Currencies
- Mauritian rupee (MUR)
- Natural resources
- arable land, fish
- Industries
- food processing (largely sugar milling), textiles, clothing, mining, chemicals, metal products, transport equipment, nonelectrical machinery, tourism
- Main exports
- fish, garments, raw sugar, fertilizers, diamonds
First-level divisions (16)
- Agaléga
- Beau Bassin-Rose Hill
- Curepipe
- Flacq
- Grand Port
- Moka
- Pamplemousses
- Plaines Wilhems
- Port Louis
- Port Louis
- Quatre Bornes
- Rivière du Rempart
- Rivière Noire
- Rodrigues
- Savanne
- Vacoas-Phoenix
Major cities
- Port Louis (population 595,491)
- Curepipe (population 299,975)