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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. It includes the main island (also called Mauritius), as well as Rodrigues, Agaléga, and St. Brandon (Cargados Carajos shoals). The islands of Mauritius and Rodrigues, along with nearby Réunion, are part of the Mascarene Islands. The main island of Mauritius, where the population is concentrated, hosts the capital and largest city, Port Louis. 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). The 1502 Portuguese Cantino planisphere has led some historians to speculate that Arab sailors were the first to discover the uninhabited island around 975, naming it Dina Arobi. Called Ilha do Cirne or Ilha do Cerne on early Portuguese…

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Official source: UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

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Mauritius

Capital: Port Louis
Currency: Mauritian rupee
Time zone: UTC+04:00
Calling code: +230
Internet domain: .mu
Driving side: left
Plug type: Europlug
Voltage: 230

Source: Wikidata.

CapitalPort Louis

Population1,265,303

CurrencyMUR

Languagesen-MU,bho,fr

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