Mauritius Listen/məˈrɪʃəs/, officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about 870 kilometres (540 mi) east of Madagascar. In addition to the island of Mauritius, the Republic includes the islands of Cargados Carajos, Rodrigues, Tromelin and the Agalega Islands.
Name | Mauritius | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alpha2 Code | MU | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Alpha3 Code | MUS | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Capital | Port Louis | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Region | Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Subregion | Eastern Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Population | 1262879 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Demonym | Mauritian | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Area | 2040 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Native Name | Maurice | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Numeric Code | 480 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Flag | https://restcountries.eu/data/mus.svg | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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No visa is required by nationals of most countries although they may be somewhat strict in enforcing that you have a return/onward ticket and sufficient funds for your stay.
Nationals from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Iraq, Iran, Laos, North Korea, Libya, Mali, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Sahrawi Republic, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, South Sudan, Syria, Taiwan, Viertnam and Yemen must have a visa prior to arrival.
Everyone else either needs no visa or can buy a visa on arrival at the airport.
Mauritius - Visa Information
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