Outline of Mauritius
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The location of Mauritius 
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Mauritius:
Mauritius – sovereign island nation located in the southwest Indian Ocean about 900 kilometres (560 mi) east of Madagascar.[1] In addition to the Island of Mauritius, the republic includes the islands of St. Brandon, Rodrigues and the Agaléga Islands. Mauritius is part of the Mascarene Islands, with the French island of Réunion 200 km (125 mi) to the southwest and the island of Rodrigues 570 km to the northeast.
General reference
- Pronunciation:
- English: /məˈrɪʃəs/ ⓘ mər-ISH-əs or /məˈrɪʃiəs/ mər-ISH-ee-əs[2]
- French: [mɔʁis] ⓘ or [moʁis]
- Common English country name: Mauritius
- Official English country name: The Republic of Mauritius
- Official endonym (s): Mauritius (English), Maurice (French)
- Common endonym (s): Île Maurice (French), Moris (Mauritian Creole), मॉरिशस (Hindi)
- Adjectival(s): Mauritian
- Demonym(s): Mauritian
- Etymology: Maurice, Prince of Orange
- International rankings of Mauritius
- ISO country codes: MU, MUS, 480
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:MU
- Internet country code top-level domain: .mu
Geography of Mauritius
- Mauritius is: an island country
- Location:
- Eastern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere
- Africa (off its east coast, east of Madagascar)
- Indian Ocean
- Time zone: Mauritius Time (UTC+04)
- Extreme points of Mauritius
- High: Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire 828 m (2,717 ft)
- Low: Indian Ocean 0 m
- Land boundaries: none
- Coastline: Indian Ocean 177 km
- Population of Mauritius: 1,262,000 – 151st most populous country
- Area of Mauritius: 2,040 km2
- Atlas of Mauritius
Environment of Mauritius
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- Climate of Mauritius
- Protected areas of Mauritius
- Wildlife of Mauritius
Natural geographic features of Mauritius
- Glaciers in Mauritius: none[3]
- Rivers of Mauritius
- World Heritage Sites in Mauritius
Regions of Mauritius
Regions of Mauritius
Ecoregions of Mauritius
List of ecoregions in Mauritius
Administrative divisions of Mauritius
Districts of Mauritius
- Black River
- Flacq
- Grand Port
- Moka
- Pamplemousses
- Plaines Wilhems
- Port Louis
- Rivière du Rempart
- Savanne
Towns of Mauritius
- Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill
- Curepipe
- Port Louis: Capital of Mauritius
- Quatre Bornes
- Vacoas-Phoenix
Demography of Mauritius
Government and politics of Mauritius
- Form of government:
- Capital of Mauritius: Port Louis
- Elections in Mauritius
- Political parties in Mauritius
Branches of the government of Mauritius
Executive branch of the government of Mauritius
- Head of state: President of Mauritius,
- Head of government: Prime Minister of Mauritius,
- Cabinet of Mauritius
Legislative branch of the government of Mauritius
Judicial branch of the government of Mauritius
Court system of Mauritius
Foreign relations of Mauritius
Foreign relations of Mauritius
International organization membership
The Republic of Mauritius is a member of:[1]
Law and order in Mauritius
Law of Mauritius
- Constitution of Mauritius
- Crime in Mauritius
- Human rights in Mauritius
- Law enforcement in Mauritius
Military of Mauritius
- Command
- Forces
Local government in Mauritius
Local government in Mauritius
History of Mauritius
- Current events of Mauritius
Culture of Mauritius
- Cuisine of Mauritius
- Languages of Mauritius
- Media of Mauritius
- National symbols of Mauritius
- Newspapers in Mauritius
- Prostitution in Mauritius
- Public holidays in Mauritius
- Religion in Mauritius
- World Heritage Sites in Mauritius
Art in Mauritius
- Since 2009 there is an Opera Festival in Mauritius
Opera Mauritius and The Friends,
Sports in Mauritius
Sports in Mauritius
Economy and infrastructure of Mauritius
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 130th (one hundred and thirtieth)
- Communications in Mauritius
- Companies of Mauritius
- Currency of Mauritius: Rupee
- ISO 4217: MUR
- Health care in Mauritius
- Mining in Mauritius
- Mauritius Stock Exchange
- Sugar industry of Mauritius
- Tourism in Mauritius
- Transport in Mauritius
Education in Mauritius
See also
Africa portal- List of international rankings
- List of Mauritius-related topics
- Member state of the Commonwealth of Nations
- Member state of the United Nations
- Outline of Africa
References
- ^ a b "Mauritius". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. 3 July 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
- ^ "Mauritius". Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary.
- ^ The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.
External links
- Government of Mauritius
Mauritius travel guide from Wikivoyage
Wikimedia Atlas of Mauritius
