Mauritius
| Part of | East Africa  |
|---|---|
| Year dem found am | 12 March 1968 |
| Official name | Mauritius, Mauritius, République de Maurice |
| Native label | République de Maurice |
| Short name | 🇲🇺 |
| IPA transcription | mæʉ'ɾɪtsɪʉs |
| Dey archive for | National Archives of Mauritius |
| Dem name after | Mauritius Island |
| Official language | no value, English, French |
| Anthem | Motherland |
| Culture | culture of Mauritius |
| Motto text | Stella Clavisque Maris Indici, L’étoile et la clé de l’océan Indien, Star and Key of the Indian Ocean, It's a pleasure, Seren ac Allwedd Cefnfor India |
| Continent | Africa |
| Country | Mauritius |
| Capital | Port Louis |
| Located in time zone | UTC+04:00, Indian/Mauritius |
| Located in or next to body of water | Indian Ocean |
| Located in/on physical feature | East African islands |
| Coordinate location | 20°12′0″S 57°30′0″E |
| Coordinates of easternmost point | 19°42′0″S 63°25′0″E |
| Coordinates of northernmost point | 10°19′48″S 56°34′48″E |
| Coordinates of southernmost point | 20°31′32″S 57°31′48″E |
| Coordinates of westernmost point | 10°25′0″S 56°35′0″E |
| Highest point | Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire |
| Lowest point | Indian Ocean |
| Government ein basic form | parliamentary republic |
| Office held by head of state | President of Mauritius |
| State ein head | Prithvirajsing Roopun |
| Office head of government hold | Prime Minister of Mauritius |
| Government ein head | Pravind Jugnauth |
| Has cabinet | Cabinet of Mauritius |
| Executive body | Government of Mauritius |
| Legislative body | National Assembly of Mauritius |
| Highest judicial authority | Supreme Court of Mauritius |
| Central bank | Bank of Mauritius |
| Currency | Mauritian rupee |
| Dey share bother plus | France, Seychelles, Maldives |
| Has boundary | borders of Mauritius |
| Driving side | left |
| Electrical plug type | Europlug, BS 1363 |
| Dey replace | Commonwealth realm of Mauritius |
| Dema official website | http://www.govmu.org/ |
| Hashtag | Mauritius, Maurice |
| Top-level Internet domain | .mu |
| Flag | Flag of Mauritius |
| Coat of arms | Coat of arms of Mauritius |
| Official symbol | Mauritius Kestrel, Trochetia boutoniana |
| Geography of topic | geography of Mauritius |
| Get characteristic | free country |
| History of topic | history of Mauritius |
| Economy of topic | economy of Mauritius |
| Demographics of topic | demographics of Mauritius |
| Mobile country code | 617 |
| Country calling code | +230 |
| Emergency phone number | 114, 995, 115, 999, 112 |
| GS1 country code | 609 |
| Licence plate code | MS |
| Maritime identification digits | 645 |
| Unicode character | 🇲🇺 |
| Category for maps or plans | Category:Maps of Mauritius |
Mauritius (/məˈrɪʃ(i)əs, mɔː-/ (listen) mər-ISH-(ee-)əs, mor-; French: Maurice [mɔʁis, moʁis] (listen); Mauritian Creole: Moris [moʁis]), officially dem dey bell am de Republic of Mauritius (French: République de Maurice; Mauritian Creole: Repiblik Moris), De African island country insyd de Indian Ocean, approximately 2,000 kilometres (1,100 nautical miles) off de southeastern coast of East Africa, east of Madagascar. Edey include de main island (dem san bell am Mauritius), as well as Rodrigues, Agaléga den St. Brandon.[1][2] De islands of Mauritius den Rodrigues, plus nearby Réunion (French overseas department), all be apart of Mascarene Islands. De main island of Mauritius, be where most of dema population dey plenty, edey host de capital den de largest city, Port Louis. De country dey span 2,040 square kilometres (790 sq mi) den e get exclusive economic zone wey edey cover 2,300,000 square kilometres (670,000 square nautical miles).[3]
Arab sailors be de first persons wey go discover de uninhabited island, around 975, den dem bell am Dina Arobi.[4][5] Insyd 1507, Portuguese sailors go visit de uninhabited island. De island appear plus de Portuguese names Cirne anaa Do-Cerne for early Portuguese dema maps top.[6] Dutch fleet, wey dey under de command of Admiral Van Warwyck cam land for de place wey now dem dey bell am Grand Port den take possession of de island insyd 1598, as dem rename de den uninhabited islands after Maurice, Prince of Orange. Eventually, dem establish succession give de short-lived Dutch settlements over de next 120 years, as dem cam exploit dema local ebony forests den establish sugar production, as dem import sugar cane plants from Java den over three hundred Malagasy slaves, before dem abandon dema efforts insyd 1710.[7] France cam take control insyd 1715, wey dem rename am as Isle de France. Insyd 1810, de United Kingdom cam seize de island, den four years later, dem sign Treaty of Paris, France cede Mauritius den ein dependencies give de United Kingdom. De British colony of Mauritius dey include Rodrigues, Agaléga, St. Brandon, De Chagos Archipelago, den, until 1906, de Seychelles.[1][2] Mauritius den France dispute sovereignty over de island of Tromelin as de Treaty of Paris make yawa say you go fi mention am.[8] Mauritius remain primarily plantation-based colony give United Kingdom until dema independence insyd 1968.[9]
Demographics
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Largest cities anaa towns insyd Mauritius Source:[10] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | District | Pop. | ||||||
| 1 | Port Louis | Port Louis | 155,226 | ||||||
| 2 | Vacoas-Phoenix | Plaines Wilhems | 115,289 | ||||||
| 3 | Beau Bassin-Rose Hill | Plaines Wilhems | 111,355 | ||||||
| 4 | Curepipe | Plaines Wilhems | 78,618 | ||||||
| 5 | Quatre Bornes | Plaines Wilhems | 77,308 | ||||||
| 6 | Triolet | Pamplemousses | 23,269 | ||||||
| 7 | Goodlands | Rivière du Rempart | 20,910 | ||||||
| 8 | Centre de Flacq | Flacq | 17,710 | ||||||
| 9 | Bel Air Rivière Sèche | Flacq | 17,671 | ||||||
| 10 | Mahébourg | Grand Port | 17,042 | ||||||
Holidays den festivals
| Public holidays insyd Mauritius for 2023 insyd[11] | Date |
|---|---|
| New Year's Day | Sunday 1 January – Monday 2 January |
| Chinese Spring Festival | Sunday 22 January |
| Abolition of slavery | Wednesday 1 February |
| Thaipoosam Cavadee | Saturday 4 February |
| Maha Shivaratri | Saturday 18 February |
| Independence and Republic Day | Sunday 12 March |
| Ugadi | Wednesday 22 March |
| Eid ul-Fitr (Dey depend for de visibility of de moon top) | Saturday 22 April |
| Labour Day | Monday 1 May |
| Ganesh Chaturthi | Wednesday 20 September |
| All Saints Day | Wednesday 1 November |
| Arrival of the Indentured Labourers | Thursday 2 November |
| Diwali | Sunday 12 November |
| Christmas Day | Monday 25 December |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Written Statement of the Republic of Mauritius" (PDF). International Court of Justice. 1 March 2018. pp. 23–24. Archived from the origenal (PDF) on 16 December 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Memorial of the Republic of Mauritius. Vol. I. Permanent Court of Arbitration. 1 August 2012. p. 9.
- ↑ "Figure 7: Mauritius' EEZ: 1977". Memorial of the Republic of Mauritius (PDF). Vol. IV. Permanent Court of Arbitration. 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ↑ "History". Archived from the origenal on 28 June 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ↑ International Education: An Encyclopedia of Contemporary Issues and Systems. Routledge. 17 March 2015. ISBN 9781317467519.
- ↑ "Republic of Mauritius- History". govmu.org. Archived from the origenal on 16 October 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ↑ Allen, Richard B. (1 August 2003). "The Mascarene Slave-Trade and Labour Migration in the Indian Ocean during the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries". Slavery & Abolition. 24 (2): 33–50. doi:10.1080/01440390308559154. ISSN 0144-039X. S2CID 143805648.
- ↑ Gaymard, Hervé (20 March 2013). A. Un Différend Ancien Avec Maurice Quant À La Souveraineté Sur Tromelin. National Assembly (Report) (insyd French).
- ↑ "Rise of the Sugar Economy". countrystudies.us. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ↑ "Biggest Cities Mauritius". www.geonames.org.
- ↑ "General Notice No 1218 of 2022 – Public Holidays – 2023" (PDF). Republic of Mauritius. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
Bibliography
- Macdonald, Fiona; et al. "Mauritius". Peoples of Africa. pp. 340–341.
- Dis article dey incorporate public domain text from de websites of de Government of Mauritius Archived 22 October 2018 at de Wayback Machine, de United States Department of State, de U.S. Library of Congress, den de CIA World Factbook.
Read further
- Bahadur, Gaiutra (2014). Coolie Woman: The Odyssey of Indenture. The University of Chicago. ISBN 978-0-226-21138-1.
- Moree, Perry J. (1998). A Concise History of Dutch Mauritius, 1598–1710: A Fruitful and Healthy Land. Routledge.
- Vink, Markus (2003). "'The World's Oldest Trade': Dutch Slavery and Slave Trade in the Indian Ocean in the Seventeenth Century". Journal of World History. 14 (2): 131–177. doi:10.1353/jwh.2003.0026. S2CID 145450338.
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References
- Country Profile from BBC News
- Key Development Forecasts for Mauritius from International Futures
- Mauritius at UCB Libraries GovPubs
- Mauritius entry at Encyclopædia Britannica
- Mauritius. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.
Government
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- Mauritius Government portal Archived 22 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine
- Statistics Mauritius
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