Mauritius
🇲🇺 Eastern Africa · Republic of Mauritius
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About Mauritius
Mauritius (officially Republic of Mauritius) is a country in Eastern Africa, with Port Louis as its capital. It is home to roughly 1.24 million people, giving a population density of about 610 people per square kilometre. The country covers 2,040 km² of land and has no shared land borders. Its economy is valued at approximately $16.16B in nominal GDP (2025), and it records a Human Development Index of 0.806. The official currency is the Mauritian rupee (MUR), and the main languages are English, French, Mauritian Creole.
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How Mauritius measures up
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Mauritius is the 155th most populous country in the world, with about 1.24 million people.
By land area it is the 169th-largest country in the world, covering 2,040 km².
It has the world's 141st-largest economy by nominal GDP ($16.16B).
Mauritius has no land borders with other countries.
It is classed by the UN as a country of very high human development, with an HDI of 0.806.
Mauritius has a population density of about 610 people per square kilometre.
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