Mauritius

Republic o Mauritius Republic of Mauritius(Inglis) République de Maurice(French) Repiblik Moris(Morisyen)
Banner Coat o airms
Motto:"Stella Clavisque Maris Indici"(Laitin) French:L’étoile et la clé de l’océan Indien "Starn an Key o the Indie Ocean"
Anthem:Motherland
Islands o the Republic o Mauritius
Islands o the Republic o Mauritius
Caipital and largest city	Port Louis 20°10′S57°31′E
Offeecial leids	Nane
Naitional leid	InglishanFrench
Vernacular leidsa	84%Creole 5.3%Bhojpuri-Hindustani 3.6%French 7.1% Ithers (includinInglis)
Releegion (2011)	48.5%Hinduism 32.7%Christianity 17.2%Islam 0.8% Ithers (IncludinBuddhism) 0.7% Nane 0.1% Unspecifee'd
Demonym(s)	Mauritian
Govrenment	Unitarpairlamentar republic
•President	Prithvirajsing Roopun
•Prime Meenister	Pravind Jugnauth
Legislatur	Naitional Assemmly
Unthirldom frae theUnitit Kinrick
•Constitution o Mauritius	12 Mairch 1968
• Republic	12 Mairch 1992
Aurie
• Total	2,040 km2(790 sq mi) (169t)
• Water (%)	0.07
Population
• Julue 2016 estimate	1,262,132(156t)
• 2011 census	1,236,817
• Density	618.24/km2(1,601.2/sq mi) (19t)
GDP(PPP)	2017 estimate
• Total	$23.322 billion
• Per capita	US$19,797(66t)
GDP(nominal)	2017 estimate
• Tot	US$13.551 billion
• Per capita	US$11,763(68t)
Gini(2012)	35.9 medium
HDI(2014)	0.777 heich·63rd
Currency	Mauritian rupee(MUR)
Time zone	UTC+4(MUT)
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy (AD)
Drivin side	caur
Cawin code	+230
ISO 3166 code	MU
Internet TLD	.mu
Themither tongueo Mauritians (2011 Census).

Mauritius(French:Maurice,[mɔʁis];Mauritian Creole:Moris), offeecially theRepublic o Mauritius(Inglis:Republic of Mauritius;French:République de Maurice;Mauritian Creole:Republik Moris), is anisland naitionaff the sootheast coast o theAfrican continentin the soothwastIndian Ocean,aboot 900 kilometres (560 mi) east oMadagascar.In addition tae the island o Mauritius, the Republic includes the islands oCargados Carajos,Rodriguesan theAgalega Islands.Mauritius Island is pairt o theMascarene Islands,wi the French island oRéunion200 km (120 mi) tae the soothwast an the island oRodrigues570 km (350 mi) tae the northeast.

The Breetish teuk control durin theNapoleonic Warsan Mauritius became independent frae theUKin 1968. Mauritius's aurie is 2040 km²wiPort Louisfor caipital. It is aparliamentary republican is a member o theSoothren African Development Community,theCommon Market for Eastern and Southern Africa,theAfrican Union,La Francophoniean theCommonweel o Naitions.Mauritius haes anupper middle income economy.

The main leids spoken in Mauritius areMauritian Creole,FrenchanInglis.Inglis is the aeoffeecial leidbut thelingua francais Mauritian Creole an the newspapers an telly programmes are uisually in French.Rodriguan CreoleanMauritian Bhojpuriare minority leids an, in the case o Rodriguan creole, spoken in certaint pairts o the kintra anerlie. In terms o the ethnic composition o the kintra, the population is componed o fowk o Indian, African, Cheenese an French ancestries. Thare wur nae indigeneous fowk livin on the island.

The island o Mauritius is renowned for haein been the ae kent hame o thedodo.This bird wis an easy prey tae settlers due tae its wecht an inability tae flee. It became extinct less nor aichtie years later.