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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
4 EVENTS
1970s onward · Diversification beyond sugar 2 REFS
12 March 1992 · Mauritius becomes a republic 2 REFS
1910 – 1968 · The Road to Independence
3 EVENTS
1936 · Founding of the Labour Party 2 REFS
1965 · Chagos detached as the BIOT 2 REFS
1810 – 1910 · British Mauritius: Abolition & Indenture
4 EVENTS
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
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
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
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
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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

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