Mauritius
Little India of the Indian Ocean
Passport card
Republic of Mauritius
Mauritius
- Capital
- Port Louis
- Continent
- Africa
- Currency
- Mauritian rupee
- Languages
- English, French and Kreol
- People
- About 12 lakh
- Size
- About 2,040 km²
- Leader
- Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam
- Free since
- 12 March 1968
- Time
- 1½ hours behind India: at 12 noon in India, it is 10:30 am in Port Louis
⭐ About two in three people in Mauritius have Indian roots.
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Two ways to learn
Learn about Mauritius
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Mauritius
Turn the globe with your finger. Mauritius has no neighbours on land. Its nearest neighbours are across the sea.
Compare with India
Mauritius and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is about 1,600 times the size of Mauritius.
- PeopleIndia has about 1,200 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 12 lakh in Mauritius.
- DistancePort Louis is about 5,800 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeMauritius is 1½ hours behind India. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 10:30 am in Port Louis.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Mauritius, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Mauritius
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Mauritius's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Mauritius back on the map
Mauritius and its neighbour have fallen off the map. Can you put them both back?
Big neighbours stop at the edge of this map. Places too tiny to see are shown as circles.
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Mauritius worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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