Outline of Mauritius

General reference

• Pronunciation:
• * English: or
• * French: or
• Common English country name: Mauritius
• Official English country name: The Republic of Mauritius
• Official endonym : Mauritius, Maurice
• Common endonym : Île Maurice, Moris, मॉरिशस
• Adjectival: Mauritian
• Demonym: 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
• ** East Africa
• ** Southern Africa
• * Indian Ocean
• * Time zone: Mauritius Time
• * Extreme points of Mauritius
• ** High: Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire
• ** 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

• Climate of Mauritius
• Protected areas of Mauritius
• * National parks of Mauritius
• Wildlife of Mauritius
• * Fauna of Mauritius
• ** Birds of Mauritius
• ** Mammals of Mauritius

Natural geographic features of Mauritius

• Glaciers in Mauritius: none
• Rivers of Mauritius
• World Heritage Sites in Mauritius
• * Aapravasi Ghat
• * Le Morne Brabant

Regions of Mauritius

Ecoregions of 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,
• * Vice Prime Minister of Mauritius
• Cabinet of Mauritius

Legislative branch of the government of Mauritius

• Parliament of Mauritius

Judicial branch of the government of Mauritius

• Supreme Court of Mauritius

Foreign relations of Mauritius

• Diplomatic missions in Mauritius
• Diplomatic missions of Mauritius

International organization membership

• African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States
• African Development Bank Group
• African Union
• Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
• Commonwealth of Nations
• Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portuguesa
• Food and Agriculture Organization
• Group of 77
• Indian Ocean Commission
• International Atomic Energy Agency
• International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
• International Civil Aviation Organization
• International Criminal Court
• International Criminal Police Organization
• International Development Association
• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
• International Finance Corporation
• International Fund for Agricultural Development
• International Hydrographic Organization
• International Labour Organization
• International Maritime Organization
• International Mobile Satellite Organization
• International Monetary Fund
• International Olympic Committee
• International Organization for Migration
• International Organization for Standardization
• International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
• International Telecommunication Union
• International Telecommunications Satellite Organization
• International Trade Union Confederation
• Inter-Parliamentary Union
• Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
• Nonaligned Movement
• Organisation internationale de la Francophonie
• Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
• Permanent Court of Arbitration
• South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
• Southern African Development Community
• United Nations
• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
• United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
• United Nations Industrial Development Organization
• Universal Postal Union
• World Confederation of Labour
• World Customs Organization
• World Federation of Trade Unions
• World Health Organization
• World Intellectual Property Organization
• World Meteorological Organization
• World Tourism Organization
• World Trade Organization

Law and order in Mauritius

• Constitution of Mauritius
• Crime in Mauritius
• Human rights in Mauritius
• * LGBT rights in Mauritius
• Law enforcement in Mauritius
• * Mauritius Police Force

Military of Mauritius

• Command
• * Commander-in-chief:
• Forces
• * Army of 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
• * Coat of arms of Mauritius
• * Flag of Mauritius
• * National anthem of Mauritius
• Newspapers in Mauritius
• * L'Express
• * Le Mauricien
• Prostitution in Mauritius
• Public holidays in Mauritius
• Religion in Mauritius
• * Christianity in Mauritius
• * Hinduism in Mauritius
• * Islam in Mauritius
• * Judaism in Mauritius
• World Heritage Sites in Mauritius

Art in Mauritius

• Since 2009 there is an Opera Festival in Mauritius

• Literature of Mauritius
• Music of Mauritius

Sports in Mauritius

• Football in Mauritius
• Mauritius at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Mauritius

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 130th
• Communications in Mauritius
• * Internet 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
• *Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority
• * Visa policy of Mauritius
• Transport in Mauritius
• * Airports in Mauritius
• * Rail transport in Mauritius

Education in Mauritius