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Mauritius
20.3S 57.5E · 21 EVENTS · 9 DOMAINS
INDEPENDENCE FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM · 12 MARCH 1968
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1968 – present · Republic & African Success Story
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1970s onward · Diversification beyond sugar 2 REFS
12 March 1992 · Mauritius becomes a republic 2 REFS
1910 – 1968 · The Road to Independence
3 EVENTS · READ THE BED →
1936 · Founding of the Labour Party 2 REFS
1965 · Chagos detached as the BIOT 2 REFS
1810 – 1910 · British Mauritius: Abolition & Indenture
4 EVENTS · READ THE BED →
August–December 1810 · British capture of the Isle de France 2 REFS
1814 · Treaty of Paris confirms British rule 2 REFS
1715 – 1810 · Isle de France: Sugar & Slavery
4 EVENTS · READ THE BED →
1715 · France claims the Isle de France 2 REFS
18th century · A slave-worked plantation economy 2 REFS
1598 – 1710 · The Dutch & the Dodo
4 EVENTS · READ THE BED →
1598 · The Dutch name the island Mauritius 3 REFS
1638 · First permanent Dutch settlement 2 REFS
Antiquity – 1598 · The Empty Island & Its First Visitors
2 EVENTS · READ THE BED →
medieval period · Known to Arab and Malay sailors 3 REFS
c. 1507–1512 · Portuguese chart the Mascarenes 2 REFS
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Quick facts · atlas reference
- Capital
- Port Louis
- Population
- 1.3 m
- Area
- 2,040 km²
- Region
- Eastern Africa
- Languages
- English, French, Mauritian Creole
- Currency
- Mauritian rupee (₨)
- Demonym
- Mauritian
- UN member
- Yes
Dossier · press a specimen — it turns over
Specimen bench
PRESS A SPECIMEN — IT TURNS OVER
Economy
GDP
$16 B’25 WB-WDI
GDP per capita
$12,991’25 WB-WDI
GDP growth
3.2%’25 WB-WDI
Inflation
3.7%’25 WB-WDI
Trade openness
139.9%’25 WB-WDI
Society
Population
1.2 m’25 WB-WDI
Life expectancy
73.8 yrs’24 WB-WDI
Urban population
39.0%’25 WB-WDI
Fertility rate
1.4’24 WB-WDI
Literacy rate
94.3%’23 WB-WDI
Governance
Voice & accountability
63.3’24 WB-WGI
Political stability
79.4’24 WB-WGI
Government effectiveness
66.2’24 WB-WGI
Regulatory quality
69.7’24 WB-WGI
Rule of law
68.0’24 WB-WGI
Control of corruption
54.7’24 WB-WGI
Health
Health spending
5.6%’23 WB-WHO
Physicians
1.44’22 WB-WHO
Under-5 mortality
15.4’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Measles immunisation
98.0%’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Education
Adult literacy
94.3%’23 WB-UNESCO
Education spending
4.2%’24 WB-UNESCO
Primary enrolment
107.3%’24 WB-UNESCO
Secondary enrolment
90.7%’24 WB-UNESCO
Tertiary enrolment
45.8%’24 WB-UNESCO
Technology
R&D spending
0.3%’24 WB-UNESCO
Researchers (per million)
689’24 WB-UNESCO
Internet users
73.3%’24 WB-ITU
Mobile subscriptions
173’24 WB-ITU
High-tech exports
1.2%’24 WB-WDI
Geography
Land area
1,997 km²’23 WB-WDI
Forest area
19.5%’23 WB-WDI
Agricultural land
43.0%’23 WB-WDI
CO₂ per capita (t)
3.5’24 WB-WDI
Renewable energy
8.6%’21 WB-WDI
Resources
Resource rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Oil rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Mineral rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Forest rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Electricity access
100.0%’24 WB-WDI
Military
Military burden
0.1%’24 WB-SIPRI
Defense spending
$23 M’24 WB-SIPRI
Armed forces
3,000’20 WB-SIPRI
A hatched gap has no underside — there is nothing to turn over. Absence is stated, never zeroed.
The record · what changed here
- GDP — 2025 observation published ($16 B), superseding 2024 ($15 B) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- GDP per capita — 2025 observation published ($12,991), superseding 2024 ($11,991) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- GDP growth — 2025 observation published (3.2%), superseding 2024 (4.9%) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- Inflation — 2025 observation published (3.7%), superseding 2024 (3.6%) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- Trade openness — 2025 observation published (139.9%), superseding 2024 (145.4%) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- Electricity access — 2024 observation published (100.0%), superseding 2023 (100.0%) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- Population — 2025 observation published (1.2 m), superseding 2024 (1.2 m) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14
- Urban population — 2025 observation published (39.0%), superseding 2024 (39.0%) → THE SPECIMENLEDGER № 0001 · 2026-08-14