Mauritius

57°30′E / 20.2°S 57.5°E / -20.2; 57.5

Mauritius (French: Maurice, [mɔʁis]; Mauritian Creole: Moris), offeecially the Republic o Mauritius (Inglis: Republic of Mauritius; French: République de Maurice; Mauritian Creole: Republik Moris), is an island naition aff the sootheast coast o the African continent in the soothwast Indian Ocean, aboot 900 kilometres (560 mi) east o Madagascar. In addition tae the island o Mauritius, the Republic includes the islands o Cargados Carajos, Rodrigues an the Agalega Islands. Mauritius Island is pairt o the Mascarene Islands, wi the French island o Réunion 200 km (120 mi) tae the soothwast an the island o Rodrigues 570 km (350 mi) tae the northeast.

Republic o Mauritius Republic of Mauritius  (Inglis) République de Maurice  (French) Repiblik Moris  (Morisyen)
Banner Coat o airms
Motto: "Stella Clavisque Maris Indici" (Laitin) French: L’étoile et la clé de l’océan Indien "Starn an Key o the Indie Ocean"
Anthem: Motherland
Islands o the Republic o Mauritius
Islands o the Republic o Mauritius
Caipital and largest city	Port Louis 20°10′S 57°31′E / 20.167°S 57.517°E / -20.167; 57.517
Offeecial leids	Nane [Note 1]
Naitional leid	Inglish an French[1][2]
Vernacular leids a	84% Creole 5.3% Bhojpuri-Hindustani 3.6% French 7.1% Ithers (includin Inglis)[3]
Releegion (2011[3])	48.5% Hinduism 32.7% Christianity 17.2% Islam 0.8% Ithers (Includin Buddhism) 0.7% Nane 0.1% Unspecifee'd
Demonym(s)	Mauritian
Govrenment	Unitar pairlamentar republic
• President	Prithvirajsing Roopun
• Prime Meenister	Pravind Jugnauth
Legislatur	Naitional Assemmly
Unthirldom  frae the Unitit Kinrick
• Constitution o Mauritius	12 Mairch 1968
• Republic	12 Mairch 1992
Aurie
• Total	2,040 km2 (790 sq mi) (169t)
• Water (%)	0.07
Population
• Julue 2016 estimate	1,262,132[4] (156t)
• 2011 census	1,236,817[5]
• Density	618.24/km2 (1,601.2/sq mi) (19t)
GDP (PPP)	2017 estimate
• Total	$23.322 billion[6]
• Per capita	US$19,797[6] (66t)
GDP (nominal)	2017 estimate
• Tot	US$13.551 billion[6]
• Per capita	US$11,763[7] (68t)
Gini (2012)	35.9[8] medium
HDI (2014)	0.777[9] heich · 63rd
Currency	Mauritian rupee (MUR)
Time zone	UTC+4 (MUT)
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy (AD)
Drivin side	caur
Cawin code	+230
ISO 3166 code	MU
Internet TLD	.mu
The mither tongue o Mauritians (2011 Census).[3]

The Breetish teuk control durin the Napoleonic Wars an Mauritius became independent frae the UK in 1968. Mauritius's aurie is 2040 km² wi Port Louis for caipital. It is a parliamentary republic an is a member o the Soothren African Development Community, the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, the African Union, La Francophonie an the Commonweel o Naitions. Mauritius haes an upper middle income economy.

The main leids spoken in Mauritius are Mauritian Creole, French an Inglis. Inglis is the ae offeecial leid but the lingua franca is Mauritian Creole an the newspapers an telly programmes are uisually in French.^[10] Rodriguan Creole an Mauritian Bhojpuri are minority leids an, in the case o Rodriguan creole, spoken in certaint pairts o the kintra anerlie. In terms o the ethnic composition o the kintra, the population is componed o fowk o Indian, African, Cheenese an French ancestries. Thare wur nae indigeneous fowk livin on the island.

The island o Mauritius is renowned for haein been the ae kent hame o the dodo. This bird wis an easy prey tae settlers due tae its wecht an inability tae flee. It became extinct less nor aichtie years later.