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.
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| Name | Mauritius |
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| Alpha2 Code | MU |
| Alpha3 Code | MUS |
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| Capital | Port Louis |
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| | MU | | Republic of Mauritius | | République de Maurice |
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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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| | Code | MUR | | Name | Mauritian rupee | | Symbol | ₨ |
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| | Iso639_1 | en | | Iso639_2 | eng | | Name | English | | Native Name | English |
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| | De | Mauritius | | Es | Mauricio | | Fr | Île Maurice | | Ja | モーリシャス | | It | Mauritius | | Br | Maurício | | Pt | Maurícia | | Nl | Mauritius | | Hr | Mauricijus | | Fa | موریس |
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| Flag | https://restcountries.eu/data/mus.svg |
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| | Acronym | AU | | Name | African Union | | Other Acronyms | | | Other Names | |
| | الاتحاد الأفريقي | | Union africaine | | União Africana | | Unión Africana | | Umoja wa Afrika |
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| Cioc | MRI |
Destinations
National Park in The West
Historic Building in Pamplemousses
Historic Building in Moka
Island in Pointe d'Esny & Blue Bay
Beach in Le Morne Peninsula
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
Mauritius embassies
Note: Please confirm details with embassy because policies do change with time
