🇲🇺 Mauritius
Time, holidays, currency and practical info for Mauritius.
Current time in Mauritius
Indian/Mauritius · GMT+4
Time zones in Mauritius
Other countries in Eastern Africa
At a glance
- Capital
- —
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Eastern Africa
- Population
- 1,243,741
- Area
- 2,040 km²
- Currency
- MUR ₨
- Calling code
- +230
- Driving side
- left
- Languages
- eng, fra, mfe
- Internet TLD
- .mu
About
Mauritius, officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island country in the Indian Ocean, located about 1,100 nautical miles off the southeastern coast of East Africa, east of Madagascar. It includes the main island, as well as Rodrigues, Agaléga, and St. Brandon. The islands of Mauritius and Rodrigues, along with nearby Réunion, are part of the Mascarene Islands. The main island of Mauritius, where the population is concentrated, hosts the capital and largest city, Port Louis. The country spans 2,040 square kilometres (790 sq mi) and has an exclusive economic zone covering approximately 580,000 square nautical miles.
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