Interesting facts about Mauritius
- Official Name: Republic of Mauritius
- Form of Government: republic with one legislative house (National Assembly [691])
- President: Prithvirajsing Roopun
- Prime Minister: Pravind Jugnauth
- GDP: 14.05 billion USD (2019)
- Capital: Port Louis
- Population: 1.266 million (2019)
- Official Languages: English
- Currency: Mauritian rupee
- Timezone: GMT+4
- Area: 2,040 km²
- Dialing Code: +230
- Major Mountain Ranges: Le Morne Brabant,Lion Mountain,Pieter Both
- Major Rivers: Rivière du Poste de Flacq,Rivière Sèche,Grand River South East
- Continent: Africa
- Border Countries: Mauritius is a subtropical island country in the Indian Ocean, just over 1,130 kilometres east of Madagascar, off the south-eastern coast of Africa.
Map of Mauritius
National Symbols of Mauritius
- National Bird: Dodo
- National Anthem: “Motherland”
- National Animal: dodo
- National Flower: Trochetia Boutoniana
- National Poet: Jean-Georges Prosper
- National Game: football
