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Mauritius

Also Known As Republic of Mauritius
Eastern Africa

Mauritius is an island country in the Indian Ocean about 2,000 kilometers off the southeastern coast of Africa, east of Madagascar, comprising the main island together with Rodrigues, Agalega and St Brandon. It gained independence from the United Kingdom on 12 March 1968 and became a republic on 12 March 1992. It is a parliamentary republic. Its capital is Port Louis. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Capital
Port Louis 2
Population
1,235,260 2
2022 census figure, from Mauritius's own Wikipedia infobox.
Population Estimate Year
2022 2
Area (sq km)
2040 2
Independence or Founding Year
1968 2
Mauritius gained independence from the United Kingdom on 12 March 1968 and became a republic on the same calendar date, 12 March 1992.
Landlocked
No 3
Income Group
Upper-Middle 4
Government Type
Republic 3
Classification
Sovereignty Status
UN Member State 1
Mauritius

Cities

Cap Malheureux

Mauritius

Port Louis

Mauritius
Connections

Associated With

Port Louis, Cities
Source Port Louis (Wikipedia)

Has Capital

Port Louis, Cities
Source Port Louis (Wikipedia)
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Nationals Include

Ariranga Pillay

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Source Wikidata: Ariranga Pillay
Fabienne St Louis

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Source Fabienne St Louis (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is a Mauritian professional triathlete

Site Of

Asia-Africa Growth Corridor

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Bank of Mauritius

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Indian Ocean Rim Association

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Found There

European goldfinch

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False killer whale

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Fin Whale

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Fraser's dolphin

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Geography Cone

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Giant African Land Snail

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Giant Bamboo

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Giant Trevally

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Glebionis segetum

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Golden Pheasant

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Golden Polypody

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Gorse

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Great Hammerhead

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Great White Shark

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Humpback Anglerfish

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Humpback Whale

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Indian palm squirrel

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Source Indian palm squirrel (Wikipedia)Lead, introduced range
Quote, Lead, introduced range
In the late 19th century, the palm squirrel was introduced to Madagascar, Réunion, Mayotte, Comoro Islands, Mauritius, and Seychelles.
Ipomoea alba

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Ipomoea violacea

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Japanese Cedar

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Lettuce

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Leucanthemum vulgare

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Loblolly Pine

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Lychee

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Lycopodium Clavatum

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Madagascar Giant Day Gecko

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Mallard

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Maroon Clownfish

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Mauritian Anemonefish

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Mauritian flying fox

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Source Mauritian flying fox (Wikipedia)Distribution, Mauritius
Quote, Distribution, Mauritius
The Mauritian flying fox (Pteropus niger), also known as Greater Mascarene flying fox or Mauritius fruit bat, is a large megabat species endemic to Mauritius and La Réunion.
Mauritian tomb bat

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Taphozous mauritianus - Mammal Diversity DatabaseCountry distribution, Mauritius
Quote, Country distribution, Mauritius
Country distribution Angola · Benin · Botswana · Cameroon · Central African Republic · Chad · Comoros · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Equatorial Guinea · Eswatini · Ethiopia · Gabon · Gambia · Ghana · Kenya · Madagascar · Malawi · Mauritius · Mayotte · Mozambique · Namibia · Nigeria · Republic of the Congo · Réunion · Senegal · Seychelles · Sierra Leone · Somalia · South Africa · South Sudan · Sudan · São Tomé and Príncipe · Tanzania · Togo · Uganda · Zambia · Zimbabwe · Burundi? · Cote d'Ivoire? · Guinea? · Liberia? · Mali? · Mauritania? · Rwanda?
Melon-headed whale

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Mrigal carp

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Natal free-tailed bat

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Source Natal free-tailed bat (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
It is endemic to the island of Mauritius.
Octopus cyanea

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Old World Climbing Fern

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Orca

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Oxeye Daisy

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Pacific Oyster

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Pantropical spotted dolphin

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Paper Nautilus

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Parsley

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Pompano dolphinfish

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Pygmy killer whale

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Queensland Kauri

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Red Sea Clownfish

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Redbreast tilapia

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Risso's dolphin

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Rodrigues flying fox

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Source Rodrigues flying fox (Wikipedia)Distribution, Mauritius
Quote, Distribution, Mauritius
It is endemic to Rodrigues, an island in the Indian Ocean belonging to Mauritius.
Rosy Wolfsnail

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Sources
1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroduction
Quote, Introduction
The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
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2. Mauritius (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox
    Republic of Mauritius
  • Infobox, capital
    Port Louis
  • Lead section
    The country spans 2,040 square kilometres (790 sq mi) and has an exclusive economic zone covering approximately 580,000 square nautical miles (2,000,000 km2; 770,000 sq mi).
  • Infobox, 2022 census
    1,235,260
  • Article text
    Mauritius became the British Empire's main sugar-producing colony and remained a primarily sugar-dominated plantation-based colony until independence, in 1968. The country became a republic in 1992 but retained the Privy Council of the United Kingdom as highest court of appeal.
  • Lead section
    Mauritius, officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island country in the Indian Ocean, located about 1,100 nautical miles (2,000 km; 1,300 mi) off the southeastern coast of Africa, east of Madagascar.
  • Disambiguation note
    Not to be confused with Mauritania
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3. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Mauritius
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)
  • Geography, Coastline
    177 km
  • Government, Government type
    parliamentary republic
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4. World Bank Open Data: World Bank Open Data, country list with income level
World Bank Open DataCountry record MUS, incomeLevel
Quote, Country record MUS, incomeLevel
"name": "Mauritius", "region": { "id": "SSF", "iso2code": "ZG", "value": "Sub-Saharan Africa " }, "adminregion": { "id": "SSA", "iso2code": "ZF", "value": "Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)" }, "incomeLevel": { "id": "UMC", "iso2code": "XT", "value": "Upper middle income" }
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Wikidata: Mauritius
Wikidata Q1027, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Port Louis (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Associated With: Port Louis, Infobox, Country
    Mauritius
  • Has Capital: Port Louis, Lead section
    Port Louis (French: Port-Louis, [pɔʁ lwi] ; Mauritian Creole: Porlwi, [poːlwi]) is the capital and most populous city of Mauritius, mainly located in the Port Louis District, with a small western part in the Black River District.
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St. Brandon (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: St. Brandon, Lead paragraph
Quote, Encompasses: St. Brandon, Lead paragraph
archipelago of sand banks, shoals and islets belonging to the Republic of Mauritius.
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