Mauritius
Mauritius
Capital Port Louis
2,040 km² · 1,243,741 people (2025) · Mauritian rupee
A volcanic island about 2,000 km off the African coast, ringed almost completely by coral reef. It was the only home of the dodo, which was extinct within a century of the island being settled. Le Morne Brabant, a basalt monolith on the south-west corner, rises 556 m straight from the sea.
The facts
- Capital
- Port Louis
- Area
- 2,040 km² — 788 sq mi
- Population
- 1,243,741 (2025)
- Density
- 609.7 people per km²
- Currency
- Mauritian rupee (MUR, ₨)
- Official languages
- English, French, Mauritian Creole
- Time zone
- UTC+04:00
- Calling code
- +230
- Drives on the
- left
- ISO codes
- MU · MUS
- Continent
- Africa
How it compares
- By area
- 174 of 200
- By population
- 160 of 200
Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.
Countries of a similar size
| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Luxembourg | 2,586 | 686,970 |
| Comoros | 2,235 | 882,847 |
| Mauritius ← | 2,040 | 1,243,741 |
| Hong Kong | 1,108 | 7,498,900 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 964 | 240,254 |
Common questions
- What is the capital of Mauritius?
- Port Louis
- What currency does Mauritius use?
- The Mauritian rupee (MUR).
- How big is Mauritius?
- 2,040 km², or 788 square miles — 174 of 200 by area.
- Which side of the road does Mauritius drive on?
- The left.
Related pages
- Luxembourg 2,586 km²
- Comoros 2,235 km²
- Hong Kong 1,108 km²
- São Tomé and Príncipe 964 km²
- Nigeria Africa
- Ethiopia Africa
- Egypt Africa
- Democratic Republic of the Congo Africa
- Tanzania Africa
- South Africa Africa
- Kenya Africa
- Sudan Africa
Sources
- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)