Mauritius

Summary

Mauritius is a sovereign state^[1]. Mauritius draws 17,845 Wikipedia views per month (sovereign_state category, ranking #28 of 197).^[2]

Key Facts

• Mauritius was a member of United Nations^[3].
• Mauritius was a member of Commonwealth of Nations^[4].
• Mauritius was a member of African Union^[5].
• Mauritius was a member of World Trade Organization^[6].
• Mauritius was a member of International Bank for Reconstruction and Development^[7].
• Mauritius was a member of International Development Association^[8].
• Mauritius is in the country of Mauritius^[9].
• Mauritius is on the body of water Indian Ocean^[10].
• Mauritius's head of government is recorded as Pravind Jugnauth^[11].
• Mauritius's image is recorded as Mauritius 23.08.2009 11-42-31.jpg^[12].
• Mauritius's continent is recorded as Africa^[13].
• Mauritius's instance of is recorded as sovereign state^[14].
• Mauritius's instance of is recorded as island country^[15].
• Mauritius's instance of is recorded as archipelagic state^[16].
• Mauritius's instance of is recorded as country^[17].
• Mauritius's head of state is recorded as Dharam Gokhool^[18].
• Mauritius's capital is recorded as Port Louis^[19].
• Mauritius's official language is recorded as English^[20].
• Mauritius's official language is recorded as French^[21].
• Mauritius's currency is recorded as Mauritian rupee^[22].
• Mauritius's flag image is recorded as Flag of Mauritius.svg^[23].
• Mauritius's shares border with is recorded as France^[24].
• Mauritius's shares border with is recorded as Seychelles^[25].
• Mauritius's shares border with is recorded as Maldives^[26].
• Mauritius's top-level Internet domain is recorded as .mu^[27].

Body

Geography

Mauritius is in the country of Mauritius^[9]. Mauritius is on the body of water Indian Ocean^[10]. Mauritius's continent is recorded as Africa^[13].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include sovereign state^[14], island country^[15], archipelagic state^[16], and country^[17].

History and Context

Mauritius Island is named after Mauritius^[28].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Mauritius include Mauritians^[29], a human population^[30], in Mauritius^[31].

Why It Matters

Mauritius draws 17,845 Wikipedia views per month (sovereign_state category, ranking #28 of 197).^[2] Mauritius has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] Mauritius is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for Mauritius include Mauritians^[29], a human population^[30], in Mauritius^[31].