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Mauritius Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link=no ; mfe, label= Mauritian Creole, Moris ), officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about off the southeast coast of the African continent, east of Madagascar. It ...
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Geography

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Le Morne Brabant Le Morne Brabant is a peninsula at the extreme southwestern tip of the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius on the western side of the island. It is highlighted by an eponymous basaltic monolith with a summit above sea level. The summit covers an are ...
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Trou aux Cerfs Trou aux Cerfs (also known as Murr's Volcano) is a dormant volcano with a well-defined cone and crater. It is high and located in Curepipe, Mauritius Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link=no ; mfe, label= Mauritian Creole, Moris ), official ...


Landforms


Banks

* Hawkins Bank * Nazareth Bank *
Saya de Malha Bank The Saya de Malha Bank (also the Sahia de Malha Bank, modern Portuguese: ''saia de malha'', English: ''mesh skirt'') or Mesh Skirt Bank, is one of the largest submerged ocean banks in the world, a part of the vast undersea Mascarene Plateau. ...
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Soudan Banks Soudan may refer to: * The French name (and former English name) for the country of Sudan * The French name for French Sudan (present-day Mali) * Archaic spelling for the region of Sudan * Soudan, Minnesota, an unincorporated town near Tower ...


Bays

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Baie du Tombeau Baie-du-Tombeau is a village in Mauritius located in the Pamplemousses District, situated near the Rivière du Tombeau. The village is administered by the Baie-du-Tombeau Village Council under the aegis of the Pamplemousses District Council. Acco ...
* Blue bay


Islands

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Mauritius Island Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link=no ; mfe, label=Mauritian Creole, Moris ), officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about off the southeast coast of the African continent, east of Madagascar. It incl ...
* Islets of Mauritius * Agalega Islands * Cargados Carajos * Île Plate * Île aux Cerfs * Île de la Passe * Rodrigues * Round Island *
Tromelin Island Tromelin Island (; french: Île Tromelin, ) is a low, flat island in the Indian Ocean about north of Réunion and about east of Madagascar. Tromelin is administered as part of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands, a French Overseas Te ...


Lakes

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Ganga Talao Ganga Talao (commonly known as Grand Bassin) is a crater lake situated in a secluded mountain area in the district of Savanne, deep in the heart of Mauritius. It is about above sea level. The first group of pilgrims who went to Ganga Talao were ...
* Mare aux Vacoas


Mountains

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Corps de Garde Corps de Garde (translation: ''Guard Corpse'') is a 720-metre-high mountain of volcanic origin, in the area Palma in the Black River district of Mauritius. The name derived from the fact that a French military post was once established on its slope ...
* Mont Malartic * Montagne Cocotte * Pieter Both (mountain) * Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire


Rivers

* Rivière des Créoles * Rivière du Rempart (river) * Rivière Tamarin ** Tamarind Falls *
Rivière du Tombeau Rivière du Tombeau is a river in northwestern Mauritius. Its source is on the slopes of Pieter Both Mountain, from where it flows north and then west for a total of 16 kilometres, reaching the Indian Ocean at Baie-du-Tombeau, north of the capital ...


Settlements

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Port Louis Port Louis (french: Port-Louis; mfe, label= Mauritian Creole, Polwi or , ) is the capital city of Mauritius. It is mainly located in the Port Louis District, with a small western part in the Black River District. Port Louis is the country's e ...
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Baie du Tombeau Baie-du-Tombeau is a village in Mauritius located in the Pamplemousses District, situated near the Rivière du Tombeau. The village is administered by the Baie-du-Tombeau Village Council under the aegis of the Pamplemousses District Council. Acco ...
* Bambous * Bel Ombre * Bénarès * Cape Malheureux * Centre de Flacq * Chamarel *
Curepipe Curepipe () also known as ''La Ville-Lumière'' (The City of Light), is a town in Mauritius, located in the Plaines Wilhems District, the eastern part also lies in the Moka District. The town is administered by the Municipal Council of Curepipe ...
* Flic en Flac * Fond du Sac * Grand Baie * Grand Gaube * Grande Rivière Sud Est *
Grande Rivière Noire The Big Black River (French: ''Grande Rivière Noire'') is a river crossing the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches in Quebec and in Maine. From its source (), in L'Islet RCM, Quebec, the river runs northeast and east across the Canada ...
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Le Morne Le Morne Brabant is a peninsula at the extreme southwestern tip of the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius on the western side of the island. It is highlighted by an eponymous basaltic monolith with a summit above sea level. The summit covers an are ...
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Moka Moka () is a village in Mauritius located in the Moka District, the western part of the village also lies in the Plaines Wilhems District. Since 1967 it forms part of Constituency No. 8 Quartier Militaire and Moka. The village is administered by ...
* Baie aux Huîtres * Petit Bel Air *
Port Louis Port Louis (french: Port-Louis; mfe, label= Mauritian Creole, Polwi or , ) is the capital city of Mauritius. It is mainly located in the Port Louis District, with a small western part in the Black River District. Port Louis is the country's e ...
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Port Mathurin The village of Port Mathurin serves as the capital of the island of Rodrigues, a dependency of Mauritius. Most of the population of Rodrigues settles close to or in the city. It lies on the north coast of the Indian Ocean island and functions as t ...
* Providence *
Quartier Militaire Quartier Militaire is a village in the centre of Mauritius, found in the Moka District. It houses the region's District Council. Its quarters and suburbs include Bonne Veine, Esperance, Providence, Vuillemin. Environment Quartier Militaire ...
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Quatre Bornes Quatre Bornes () also known as ''La Ville des Fleurs'' (The City of Flowers), is a town in Mauritius, located in the Plaines Wilhems District, the western part also lies in the Rivière Noire District. The town is administered by the Municipal ...
* Rivière des Créoles * Rose-Hill *
Rose-Belle Rose-Belle is a small town of southeastern Mauritius. Location It is located in Grand Port district, ten kilometers west of the district's well known town, Mahébourg Mahébourg is a small town on the south-eastern coast of the island of Ma ...
* St. Pierre * Souillac *
Tamarin The tamarins are squirrel-sized New World monkeys from the family Callitrichidae in the genus ''Saguinus''. They are the first offshoot in the Callitrichidae tree, and therefore are the sister group of a clade formed by the lion tamarins, Goe ...
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Triolet A triolet (, ) is almost always a stanza poem of eight lines, though stanzas with as few as seven lines and as many as nine or more have appeared in its history. Its rhyme scheme is ABaAabAB (capital letters represent lines repeated verbatim) and ...
* Trou aux Biches *
Vacoas-Phoenix Vacoas-Phoenix () also known as French: ''Villes Jumelles'' (Twin Cities), is a town in Mauritius, located in the Plaines Wilhems District, the eastern part also lies in the Moka District. The town is administered by the Municipal Council of Vacoa ...
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Vingt-Cinq Vingt-Cinq (''Twenty-five'' in French) is the capital of the Agaléga Islands, two islands in the Indian Ocean, governed by Mauritius Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link=no ; mfe, label= Mauritian Creole, Moris ), officially the Republic ...


History

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Aapravasi Ghat The Immigration Depot ( hi, आप्रवासी घाट, ISO: ''Āpravāsī Ghāta'') is a building complex located in Port Louis on the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius, the first British colony to receive indentured, or contracted, la ...
* Elections in Mauritius ** Mauritian general election, 2000 ** Mauritian general election, 2005 ** Mauritian presidential election, 2008 *
Josias Rowley Admiral Sir Josias Rowley, 1st Baronet, (1765 – 10 January 1842), known as "The Sweeper of the Seas", was an Anglo-Irish naval officer who commanded the campaign that captured the French Indian Ocean islands of Réunion and Mauritius in ...
* South African Airways Flight 295 * United Nations Security Council Resolution 249


British Governors

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Charles Cavendish Boyle Sir Charles Cavendish Boyle (29 May 1849 – 17 September 1916) was a British civil servant, magistrate, and colonial administrator who served as Colonial Governor of Newfoundland, Mauritius and British Guiana. He wrote the lyrics for the ant ...
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John Chancellor (British administrator) Lieutenant Colonel Sir John Robert Chancellor (20 October 1870 – 31 July 1952) was a British soldier and colonial official. Biography Chancellor was the younger son of Edward Chancellor, of Woodhall House, Juniper Green, Midlothian, and An ...
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James Harford Sir James Dundas Harford (7 January 1899 – 26 November 1993) was a British diplomat who served as Governor of Saint Helena from 1954 to 1958. Biography A direct descendant of John Scandrett Harford of Blaise Castle, he was educated at R ...


Dutch Governors

* Roelof Deodati * Hubert Hugo * Cornelius Gooyer * Isaac Johannes Lamotius * Jacob van der Meersch *
Reinier Por Reinier or Reiner Por (died 7 January 1653 at Fort Frederik Hendrik, near Mahébourg) was the Dutch opperhoofd or governor of Mauritius from 1648 to 1653. Five years after his death the first Dutch colony was briefly abandoned, to be re-establishe ...
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Dirk Jansz Smient Dirk Jansz Smient was governor of Mauritius in the new settlement at Grand Port from 1666 to 1669, when he returned to Cape of Good Hope. He was replaced by George Frederik Wreede. In November 1676 he led a punitive expedition A punitive expedi ...
* Adriaan van der Stel * Abraham Momber van de Velde * George Frederik Wreeden


French Governors

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Camille Charles Leclerc, Chevalier de Fresne Camille Charles Le Clerc de Fresne, known as Chevalier de Fresne (1741–1797) was Governor General of Mauritius (1785) and Puducherry from 1789 to 1792 in the French Colonial Empire. He married a widow, Emilie-Thomase de Solminihac (1770–1846 ...
* Guillaume Dufresne d' Arsel *
Pierre Benoît Dumas Pierre Benoît Dumas (1668–1745) was the French Governor General for Pondichéry and Réunion. Predecessor of La Bourdonnais on the Isles and Dupleix in the Indies, Dumas hailed from Southern France. There is still a street in Pondicherry nam ...
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Bertrand-François Mahé de La Bourdonnais Bertrand-François Mahé, comte de La Bourdonnais (11 February 169910 November 1753) was a French naval officer and colonial administrator, in the service of the French East India Company. Biography La Bourdonnais entered the service of the Fren ...


Government and politics

* Chief Executive of Rodrigues * Elections in Mauritius * Law enforcement in Mauritius * Mauritian passport *
Military of Mauritius The Mauritius Police Force (MPF) is the national law enforcement agency of Mauritius. The MPF carries out police, security and military functions on the island nation, with about 12,500 police officers under the command of the Commissioner of Poli ...
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National Assembly of Mauritius The National Assembly (french: Assemblée nationale) is Mauritius's unicameral legislature, which was called the Legislative Assembly until 1992, when the country became a republic. The Constitution of Mauritius provides for the parliament of Maur ...
* Special Mobile Force


Administrative divisions


Districts

* Flacq *
Grand Port Grand Port () is a district of Mauritius, situated in the east of the island. The name means "large port" in French. The district has an area of 260.3 km2 and the population estimate was at 112,997 as of 31 December 2015. History Grand Por ...
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Moka Moka () is a village in Mauritius located in the Moka District, the western part of the village also lies in the Plaines Wilhems District. Since 1967 it forms part of Constituency No. 8 Quartier Militaire and Moka. The village is administered by ...
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Pamplemousses Pamplemousses () is a district of Mauritius, located in the north west of the island, and is one of the most densely populated parts of the island. The name of the district comes from the French word for grapefruits. The district has an area of ...
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Plaines Wilhems Plaines Wilhems () is a district of Mauritius. It is the most populous district, with its population estimated at 366,506 as the end of 2018. The district is mainly urban; it consists of four towns, the village of Midlands and part of two other ...
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Port Louis Port Louis (french: Port-Louis; mfe, label= Mauritian Creole, Polwi or , ) is the capital city of Mauritius. It is mainly located in the Port Louis District, with a small western part in the Black River District. Port Louis is the country's e ...
* Rivière du Rempart * Rivière Noire * Savanne


Dependencies

* Agalega Islands (
Vingt-Cinq Vingt-Cinq (''Twenty-five'' in French) is the capital of the Agaléga Islands, two islands in the Indian Ocean, governed by Mauritius Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link=no ; mfe, label= Mauritian Creole, Moris ), officially the Republic ...
) * Cargados Carajos Shoals (Raphael) * Rodrigues (
Port Mathurin The village of Port Mathurin serves as the capital of the island of Rodrigues, a dependency of Mauritius. Most of the population of Rodrigues settles close to or in the city. It lies on the north coast of the Indian Ocean island and functions as t ...
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Foreign relations

* Diplomatic missions of Mauritius * List of diplomatic missions in Mauritius * Mauritius–United States relations


Political parties

* Alliance Sociale * Hizbullah (Mauritius) * Lalit * Mauritian Labour Party *
Mauritian Militant Movement The Mouvement Militant Mauricien (MMM) ( en, Mauritian Militant Movement) is a left-wing socialist political party in Mauritius. The party was formed by a group of students in the late 1960s. The MMM advocates what it sees as a "fairer" society, ...
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Mauritian Militant Socialist Movement The Mauritian Militant Socialist Movement (french: Mouvement Militant Socialiste Mauricien) was a political party in Mauritius headed by Madan Dulloo. At the legislative elections of 3 July 2005, the party was part of the Alliance Sociale that won ...
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Mauritian Party of Xavier-Luc Duval The Parti Mauricien Xavier-Luc Duval (PMXD) () was a Mauritian political party which was created in 1998 but was dissolved in 2009. History Xavier-Luc Duval was the founder and leader of the party. He formed the PMXD soon after his expulsion from ...
* Mauritian Social Democrat Party *
Militant Socialist Movement The Militant Socialist Movement (french: Mouvement Socialiste Militant; abbreviated MSM) is a centre-left political party in Mauritius. It is the largest single political party in the National Assembly of Mauritius, winning 42 of the 69 seats in ...
* Republican Movement (Mauritius) * Rodrigues Movement *
Rodrigues People's Organisation The Rodrigues People's Organisation (OPR) (french: Organisation du Peuple Rodriguais) is a political party based in the Island of Rodrigues, Mauritius. At the legislative elections An election is a formal group decision-making process ...
* The Greens (Mauritius)


Politicians

* List of governors-general of Mauritius ** John Shaw Rennie **
Leonard Williams (politician) Sir Arthur Leonard Williams (22 January 1904 – 27 December 1972) was a British politician who was General Secretary of the Labour Party during the 1960s. Early life Born in Liverpool in 1904, he began working on the steam engines of the rai ...
** Raman Osman ** Henry Garrioch ** Dayendranath Burrenchobay ** Seewoosagur Ramgoolam ** Veerasamy Ringadoo * List of presidents of Mauritius ** Veerasamy Ringadoo ** Cassam Uteem ** Angidi Chettiar (acting) ** Ariranga Pillay (acting) ** Karl Offmann **
Anerood Jugnauth Sir Anerood Jugnauth, GCSK, PV, (29 March 1930 – 3 June 2021) was a Mauritian politician and barrister who served both as President and Prime Minister of Mauritius. He was Member of Parliament for Piton & Riviere Du Rempart. A central fi ...
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List of prime ministers of Mauritius Five people have served as Prime Minister of Mauritius since the office was established in 1968, when independence from the United Kingdom was proclaimed. Additionally, one person has served as Chief Minister of Mauritius, the preceding office w ...
** Seewoosagur Ramgoolam **
Anerood Jugnauth Sir Anerood Jugnauth, GCSK, PV, (29 March 1930 – 3 June 2021) was a Mauritian politician and barrister who served both as President and Prime Minister of Mauritius. He was Member of Parliament for Piton & Riviere Du Rempart. A central fi ...
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Paul Bérenger Paul Raymond Bérenger GCSK, MP (born 26 March 1945) is a Mauritian politician who was Prime Minister of Mauritius from 2003 to 2005. He has been Leader of the Opposition on several occasions – from 1983 to 1987, 1997 to 2000, 2005 to 20 ...
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Navin Ramgoolam Navinchandra Ramgoolam, GCSK, FRCP (born 14 July 1947) is a Mauritian politician who was former Prime Minister of Mauritius from 2005 to 2014 and leader of the Labour Party (Mauritius). He was Leader of the Opposition from 1991 to 1995. He ser ...
* Vice President of Mauritius


Economy

* Bank of Mauritius * Mauritian dollar * Mineral industry of Mauritius *
Mauritian rupee The Mauritian rupee (sign: Re (singular) and Rs (plural); ISO code: MUR; ) is the currency of Mauritius. One rupee is subdivided into 100 cents. Several other currencies are also called rupee. Coins In 1877, coins for 1, 2, 5, 10 and 20 cents w ...
* Stock Exchange of Mauritius


Companies

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Air Mauritius Air Mauritius is the flag carrier airline of Mauritius. The airline is headquartered in Port Louis, Mauritius, with its hub based at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport. The company was placed in voluntary administration on 22 April ...
* Emtel * Harel Mallac Group *
L'Express (Mauritius) ''L'Express'' is a French-language daily newspaper, published in Mauritius since 1963 and owned by La Sentinelle, Ltd. ''L'Express'' endeavours to cover Mauritian news in an independent and impartial manner, as described in its code of conduct for ...
* Le Mauricien *
Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation The Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) is the national public broadcaster of the Republic of Mauritius, that is the islands of Mauritius, Rodrigues, and Agaléga. The headquarters of the MBC is found at Réduit, Moka, it also operates a s ...
* Mauritius Telecom *
National Transport Corporation National Transport Corporation is a parastatal bus operator in Mauritius Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link=no ; mfe, label= Mauritian Creole, Moris ), officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about ...
* Rogers Group


Banks

* AfrAsia Bank *
Barclays Bank Mauritius ABSA Bank (Mauritius) Limited is a Commercial bank in Mauritius, it is part of Absa Group Limited. Mr Ravin Rao Dajee is currently the Managing Director. History In 1925, National Bank of South Africa was merged with the ''Anglo-Egyptian Bank'' a ...
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Mauritius Commercial Bank Mauritius Commercial Bank (MCB) is a commercial bank in Mauritius. MCB is licensed by the Bank of Mauritius, the country's central bank and the nation's banking regulator. The bank's headquarters are located in Port Louis, Mauritius. Overvie ...
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State Bank of Mauritius State Bank of Mauritius (SBM), is a bank in Mauritius that the Bank of Mauritius, the national banking regulator, has licensed as a commercial bank. SBM is the second-largest bank in Mauritius with a market share of about 25% of domestic banking ...


Trade unions

* Federation of Civil Service Unions * Federation of Progressive Unions * Mauritius Labour Congress * Mauritius Trade Union Congress * National Trade Unions Confederation * Organization of Artisans' Unity


Communications

* Emtel *
.mu .mu is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Mauritius. It is administered by the Mauritius Network Information Centre and registrations are processed via accredited registrars. Some registrars market it as the .music and .mu ...
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Media

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Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation The Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) is the national public broadcaster of the Republic of Mauritius, that is the islands of Mauritius, Rodrigues, and Agaléga. The headquarters of the MBC is found at Réduit, Moka, it also operates a s ...
* List of newspapers in Mauritius *
L'Express (Mauritius) ''L'Express'' is a French-language daily newspaper, published in Mauritius since 1963 and owned by La Sentinelle, Ltd. ''L'Express'' endeavours to cover Mauritian news in an independent and impartial manner, as described in its code of conduct for ...
* Le Mauricien


Tourism

* Black River Gorges National Park * Blue Penny Museum *
Curepipe Botanic Gardens Curepipe Botanic Gardens (or SSR Botanical Garden of Curepipe) in Route des Jardins, Curepipe, is the second largest botanical garden in Mauritius. It has a relatively informal layout, and contains a river, lake and the world's rarest palm tree am ...
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Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanical Garden The Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanic Garden (sometimes shortened to the SSR Botanic Garden), commonly known as the Pamplemousses Botanic Garden, is a popular tourist attraction in Pamplemousses, near Port Louis, Mauritius, and the oldest botanic ...


Transport

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Air Mauritius Air Mauritius is the flag carrier airline of Mauritius. The airline is headquartered in Port Louis, Mauritius, with its hub based at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport. The company was placed in voluntary administration on 22 April ...
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National Transport Corporation National Transport Corporation is a parastatal bus operator in Mauritius Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link=no ; mfe, label= Mauritian Creole, Moris ), officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about ...
* South African Airways Flight 295


Airports

* Rodrigues Island Airport *
Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport is the main international airport in Mauritius. It is located southeast of the capital city of Port Louis. The airport was previously known as the ''Plaisance Airport'' and has direct flights to ...


Demographics

* List of Mauritians * Women in Mauritius


Ethnic groups

* Franco-Mauritian *
Indo-Mauritian Indo-Mauritians are Mauritians who trace their ethnic ancestry to Indian subcontinent or other parts of South Asia. History During the administration of the French East India Company (until 1767) and subsequent French rule at least 12,000 work ...
* Mauritian Creole people * Sino-Mauritian *
Tamil diaspora The Tamil diaspora refers to descendants of the Tamil immigrants who emigrated from their native lands (Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Sri Lanka) to other parts of the world. They are found primarily in Malaysia, Arab states of the Persian Gulf, ...


Languages

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Arabic language Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walte ...
* Bhojpuri *
Cantonese Cantonese ( zh, t=廣東話, s=广东话, first=t, cy=Gwóngdūng wá) is a language within the Chinese (Sinitic) branch of the Sino-Tibetan languages originating from the city of Guangzhou (historically known as Canton) and its surrounding ar ...
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English language English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, with its earliest forms spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England. It is named after the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the ...
* French language *
Gujarati language Gujarati (; gu, ગુજરાતી, Gujarātī, translit-std=ISO, label= Gujarati script, ) is an Indo-Aryan language native to the Indian state of Gujarat and spoken predominantly by the Gujarati people. Gujarati is descended from Old ...
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Hakka Chinese Hakka (, , ) forms a language group of varieties of Chinese, spoken natively by the Hakka people throughout Southern China and Taiwan and throughout the diaspora areas of East Asia, Southeast Asia and in overseas Chinese communities aroun ...
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Hindi language Hindi ( Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been ...
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Mandarin Chinese Mandarin (; ) is a group of Chinese (Sinitic) dialects that are natively spoken across most of northern and southwestern China. The group includes the Beijing dialect, the basis of the phonology of Standard Chinese, the official language ...
* Marathi * Mauritian Creole *
Punjabi language Punjabi (; ; , ), sometimes spelled Panjabi, is an Indo-Aryan language of the Punjab region of Pakistan and India. It has approximately 113 million native speakers. Punjabi is the most widely-spoken first language in Pakistan, with 80.5 ...
* Rodriguan Creole *
Tamil language Tamil (; ' , ) is a Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia. Tamil is an official language of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, the sovereign nations of Sri Lanka and Singapore, and the Indian territory of P ...
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Telugu language Telugu (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken by Telugu people predominantly living in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, where it is also the official language. It is the most widely spoken member of the Dravidian language fam ...
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Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
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Ganga Talao Ganga Talao (commonly known as Grand Bassin) is a crater lake situated in a secluded mountain area in the district of Savanne, deep in the heart of Mauritius. It is about above sea level. The first group of pilgrims who went to Ganga Talao were ...
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Islam in Mauritius Islam in Mauritius is the nation's third largest religion behind Hinduism and Christianity. Muslims constitute over 17.3 per cent of Mauritius population. Muslims of Mauritius are mostly of Indian descent. Large numbers of Muslims arrived to Maur ...
** Jumma Mosque Mauritius *
Roman Catholicism in Mauritius The Catholic Church in Mauritius is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. There are just over 300,000 Catholics in Mauritius, about a quarter of the total population. The country is divided int ...


Culture

* Clothing in Mauritius * Kala pani * List of Mauritian films *
Mauritian literature The island of Mauritius is home to many languages, and Mauritian literature exists in French, English, Creole and Indian languages. Major themes in Mauritian literature include exoticism, multiracialism and miscegenation, racial and social confli ...
* Mohamedally * National Library of Mauritius * Women in Mauritius


Education

* Pre-primary education in Mauritius *
Primary education in Mauritius Education in Mauritius is managed by the Ministry of Education & Human Resources, which controls the development and administration of state schools funded by government, but also has an advisory and supervisory role in respect of private school ...
* Secondary education in Mauritius * Tertiary education in Mauritius *
Vocational education in Mauritius Technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in Mauritius provides technical and practical training for employment to students. Pre-vocational education in Mauritius provides preparation for technical and vocational education and trainin ...
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List of secondary schools in Mauritius The following is a list of notable secondary schools in Mauritius, Rodrigues and the outer islands. Mauritius Zone 1(2021) Zone 2 Zone 3 Zone 4 Rodrigues *Rodrigues College (''Mixed''), Port Mathurin, Rodrigues See also * Education i ...
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List of tertiary institutions in Mauritius This is a list of tertiary institutions in Mauritius. Universities Other institutions See also * Tertiary education in Mauritius * Education in Mauritius * List of universities and colleges by country References External links Tertia ...
* Mauritius Examinations Syndicate *
Certificate of Primary Education The Certificate of Primary Education (CPE) was an academic qualification in Mauritius awarded upon the completion of primary school. The exam last took place at the end of 2016 before it was replaced by the Primary School Achievement Certificate ...
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National Assessment at Form III The Form III Certificate was an academic qualification in Mauritius awarded upon successful completion of lower secondary school. The exam last took place at the end of 2019 and was replaced by the National Certificate of Education (NCE) in 2020. ...
* School Certificate (Mauritius) *
Higher School Certificate (Mauritius) The Higher School Certificate is an academic qualification in Mauritius awarded upon the completion of Upper 6 Form, the final stage of secondary school. The qualification is awarded upon earning passing marks on the A-level exams administered by ...


Schools


=Secondary schools

= * College du Saint-Esprit * Dr Regis Chaperon State Secondary School * Dr. Maurice Cure State College * Eden College *
Le Bocage International School Le Bocage International School (LBIS) is an English-medium, private international school offering educational services to boys and girls from the ages of 11–19. LBIS was founded in 1990 and is located at Mount Ory, Moka (Mauritius). LBIS is an ...
* New Educational College * Rabindranath Tagore Secondary School * Rodrigues College *
Royal College Curepipe The Royal College Curepipe (commonly known as RCC) is a public secondary school with high admission standards in Curepipe, Mauritius. Since 1791 it has been regarded as one of the most prestigious secondary schools in Mauritius. In the past, ...
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Royal College Port Louis The Royal College Port Louis (RCPL) is an academy in Cassis, Mauritius. It is regarded as one of the most prestigious secondary schools in Mauritius. Originally founded in 1799 during the French colonial period, the first stone of the school's ...
* Saint Mary's College * Sir Abdool Raman Osman State College * St Andrew's School * St. Joseph's College *
Queen Elizabeth College, Mauritius Queen Elizabeth College (QEC) is a girls secondary school in Mauritius. It accommodates girls and boys of 11 to 18 years based on their performance at the Certificate of Primary Education (CPE) examinations. The school prepares its students for th ...


=Tertiary institutions

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Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Medical College Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Medical College (SSRMC), created in 1999, is the first medical college of Mauritius, established by the Indian Ocean Medical Institute Trust (IOMIT) in Mauritius in the memory of the 'father of the nation', late Sir Seewo ...
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Mauritius Institute of Training and Development The Mauritius Institute of Training and Development is an institute of pre-vocational and vocational education in Mauritius. The institute offers technical and vocational education and training (TVET) courses at the secondary and tertiary levels ...
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University of Mauritius The University of Mauritius (UoM) (french: Université de Maurice) is the national university of Mauritius. It is the oldest and largest university in the country in terms of student enrollment and curriculum offered. The public university's m ...
* University of Technology, Mauritius


Music

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Motherland (anthem) "Motherland" is the national anthem of Mauritius. The music was composed by Philippe Gentil, and the lyrics were written by Jean-Georges Prosper. The anthem is short and briefly describes the luscious landscape of Mauritius. It also mentions th ...
* Santé engagé * Sega music


Musicians and musical groups

* Grup Latanier *
Menwar __NOTOC__ Stéphano Honoré, (born 21 October 1955 in Cassis, Mauritius) better known as Menwar, is a Mauritian percussionist and singer. He was one of the pioneers of Seggae music, forming the group Sagaï in the 1980s. Honoré is a player of t ...


National symbols

* Coat of arms of Mauritius *
Flag of Mauritius The national flag of Mauritius, also known as the Four Bands and ''Les Quatre Bandes'' ( French for "the four bands"), was adopted upon independence, March 12, 1968. It consists of four horizontal bands of equal width, coloured (from top to bott ...
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Motherland (anthem) "Motherland" is the national anthem of Mauritius. The music was composed by Philippe Gentil, and the lyrics were written by Jean-Georges Prosper. The anthem is short and briefly describes the luscious landscape of Mauritius. It also mentions th ...


Sport

* 1992 African Championships in Athletics * 2006 African Championships in Athletics * Champ de Mars Racecourse * Mauritius at the 2006 Commonwealth Games * Mauritius national rugby union team


Football

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Mauritius Football Association The Mauritius Football Association (MFA) is the governing body of football in Mauritius. It was founded in 1952, affiliated to FIFA in 1964 and to CAF in 1965. The association was formerly known as the Mauritius Sports Association but renamed t ...
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Mauritius national football team The Mauritius national football team (french: Équipe de Maurice de football), nicknamed Club M and Les Dodos (The Dodos), is the national team of Mauritius. They are overseen by the Mauritius Football Association and are members of FIFA, the Co ...
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Mauritian Cup The Mauritian Cup is the top knockout tournament of the Mauritian football. It was created in 1957Mauritian League Mauritian Premier League is the top division of football in Mauritius, governed by the Mauritius Football Association since its establishment in 1935. Premier League – 2021–22 Clubs * AS Port-Louis 2000 * AS Vacoas-Phoenix * Bolton City Yo ...


= Football clubs

= * Arsenal Wanderers * AS de Vacoas-Phoenix * Curepipe Starlight SC * Faucon Flacq SC * Pamplemousses SC *
Petite Rivière Noire SC Vincent Aycocho, or better known as Petite is a Filipino actor, comedian, singer and TV show host. He is known for as a Filipino comedian in ''Comedy Bar'', Punch line and Clowns, together with their other celebrities; Boobay, Iyah, Donita Nose ...
* AS Port-Louis 2000


Olympics

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Mauritius at the 1984 Summer Olympics Mauritius (1968-1992), Mauritius competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles, United States. Results by event Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics, Athletics Men's 100 metr ...
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Mauritius at the 1988 Summer Olympics Mauritius (1968-1992), Mauritius competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Results and competitors by event Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics, ...
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Mauritius at the 1992 Summer Olympics Mauritius competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Results by event Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics, Athletics Men's 110m Hurdles * Judex Lefou ...
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Mauritius at the 1996 Summer Olympics Mauritius competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, Atlanta, United States. Results and competitors by event Athletics Men ;Track and road events ;Field events Badminton ;Men ;Women ;Mixed Boxing Judo ;M ...
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Mauritius at the 2000 Summer Olympics Mauritius competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Archery Athletics ;Men ;Track and road events ;Field events ;Women ;Field events Badminton Boxing ;Men Judo ;Men Swimming ;Men ;Women Table tenn ...
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Mauritius at the 2004 Summer Olympics Mauritius competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's sixth consecutive appearance at the Olympics. Mauritius Olympic Committee sent the nation's smallest delegation to the Games since ...
* Mauritius at the 2008 Summer Olympics


= Olympic medalists

= * Bruno Julie (bronze medalist)


Tennis

* Mauritius Davis Cup team * Mauritius Fed Cup team


Venues

* Champ de Mars Racecourse *
Stade Anjalay The Anjalay Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Belle Vue Harel, Pamplemousses District, Mauritius. At present, it is used mostly for football (soccer), football matches. The parking area of the stadium is used for car racing and motorcycle racing. ...
* Stade Auguste Vollaire * Stade George V * Stade Germain Comarmond


Environment

* Black River Gorges National Park * Gerald Durrell Endemic Wildlife Sanctuary


Wildlife

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List of birds of Mauritius This is a list of the bird species recorded in Mauritius. The avifauna of Mauritius include a total of 155 species, of which 28 are endemic, and 22 have been introduced by humans. This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of o ...


See also

* Lists of country-related topics * List of lists of African country-related topics by country {{Africa topic, List of, -related topics
Mauritius Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link=no ; mfe, label= Mauritian Creole, Moris ), officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about off the southeast coast of the African continent, east of Madagascar. It ...