Mauritius
Republic of Mauritius · Eastern Africa
Mauritius is a country in Eastern Africa, with Port Louis as its capital, home to about 1,243,741 people. Mauritius shares no land border with any other country.
| Capital | Port Louis |
|---|---|
| Region | Eastern Africa |
| Currency | Mauritian rupee (MUR ₨) |
| Calling code | +230 |
| ISO codes | MU / MUS / 480 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇲🇺 |
| Population | 1,243,741 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 2,040 km² |
| Languages | English, French, Mauritian Creole |
| Internet domain | .mu |
| Demonym | Mauritian |
About Mauritius
Mauritius, officially Republic of Mauritius, is a United Nations member state in Eastern Africa. Its capital and seat of government is Port Louis. It is an island nation with no land borders. The official currency is the Mauritian rupee (₨), using the code MUR.
Curious about the city itself? See what is the capital of Mauritius for Port Louis’s own facts and history.
To call Mauritius from abroad, dial the country code +230. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes MU (alpha-2) and MUS (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 1,243,741.
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How Mauritius compares
- Area: 2,040 km², ranking 168 of 194 sovereign states by land area.
- Population: 1,243,741, ranking 155 of 193 sovereign states.
- Density: about 610 people per square kilometre.
Flags with the same colours as Mauritius
2 other national flags use exactly the same set of colour families (red, yellow, green, blue). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout.
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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.