Outline of Mauritius

The Flag of Mauritius		The Coat of arms of Mauritius

The location of Mauritius

The Republic of Mauritius is a sovereign island nation located in the southwest Indian Ocean about 900 kilometres (560 mi) east of Madagascar.^[1] In addition to the Island of Mauritius, the republic includes the islands of St. Brandon, Rodrigues and the Agalega Islands. Mauritius is part of the Mascarene Islands, with the French island of Réunion 200 km (125 mi) to the southwest and the island of Rodrigues 570 km to the northeast.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Mauritius:

General reference

An enlargeable basic map of Mauritius

• Pronunciation:
• Common English country name: Mauritius
• Official English country name: The Republic of Mauritius
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Mauritian
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology: Name of Mauritius
• International rankings of Mauritius
• ISO country codes: MU, MUS, 480
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:MU
• Internet country code top-level domain: .mu

Geography of Mauritius

An enlargeable topographic map of Mauritius

Main article: Geography of Mauritius

• Mauritius is: an island country
• Location:
  • Eastern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere
  • Africa (off its east coast, east of Madagascar)
    • East Africa
    • Southern Africa
  • Indian Ocean
  • Time zone: Mauritius Time (UTC+04)
  • Extreme points of Mauritius
    • High: Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire 828 m (2,717 ft)
    • Low: Indian Ocean 0 m
  • Land boundaries: none
  • Coastline: Indian Ocean 177 km
• Population of Mauritius: 1,262,000 - 151st most populous country
• Area of Mauritius: 2,040 km²
• Atlas of Mauritius

Environment of Mauritius

An enlargeable satellite image of Mauritius

Main article: Environment of Mauritius

• Climate of Mauritius
• Environmental issues in Mauritius
• Ecoregions in Mauritius
• Renewable energy in Mauritius
• Geology of Mauritius
• Protected areas of Mauritius
  • Biosphere reserves in Mauritius
  • National parks of Mauritius
• Wildlife of Mauritius
  • Flora of Mauritius
  • Fauna of Mauritius
    • Birds of Mauritius
    • Mammals of Mauritius

Natural geographic features of Mauritius

Main article: Landforms of Mauritius

• Glaciers in Mauritius: none ^[2]
• Islands of Mauritius
• Lakes of Mauritius
• Mountains of Mauritius
  • Volcanoes in Mauritius
• Rivers of Mauritius
  • Waterfalls of Mauritius
• Valleys of Mauritius
• World Heritage Sites in Mauritius
  • Aapravasi Ghat
  • Le Morne Brabant

Regions of Mauritius

Main article: Regions of Mauritius

Ecoregions of Mauritius

Main articles: List of ecoregions in Mauritius and Ecoregions in Mauritius

Administrative divisions of Mauritius

Main articles: Districts and dependencies of Mauritius and List of cities, towns and villages in Mauritius

Districts of Mauritius

• Black River
• Flacq
• Grand Port
• Moka
• Pamplemousses
• Plaines Wilhems
• Port Louis
• Rivière du Rempart
• Savanne

Municipalities of Mauritius

• Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill
• Curepipe
• Port Louis: Capital of Mauritius
• Quatre Bornes
• Vacoas-Phoenix

Demography of Mauritius

Main article: Demographics of Mauritius

Government and politics of Mauritius

Main article: Government of Mauritius and Politics of Mauritius

• Form of government:
• Capital of Mauritius: Port Louis

• Elections in Mauritius
  • Municipal Elections in Mauritius
  • District Council Elections in Mauritius
• Political parties in Mauritius
• Political scandals of Mauritius
• Taxation in Mauritius

Branches of the government of Mauritius

Main article: Government of Mauritius

Executive branch of the government of Mauritius

• Head of state: President of Mauritius,
• Head of government: Prime Minister of Mauritius,
• Cabinet of Mauritius

Legislative branch of the government of Mauritius

• Parliament of Mauritius (unicameral)

Judicial branch of the government of Mauritius

Main article: Court system of Mauritius

• Supreme Court of Mauritius

Foreign relations of Mauritius

Main article: Foreign relations of Mauritius

• Diplomatic missions in Mauritius
• Diplomatic missions of Mauritius

International organization membership

The Republic of Mauritius is a member of:^[1]

African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP) African Development Bank Group (AfDB) African Union (AU) Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Commonwealth of Nations Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portuguesa (CPLP) (associate) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Group of 77 (G77) Indian Ocean Commission (InOC) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) International Criminal Court (ICCt) International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) International Development Association (IDA) International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS) International Finance Corporation (IFC) International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) International Labour Organization (ILO) International Maritime Organization (IMO) International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO) International Monetary Fund (IMF) International Olympic Committee (IOC) International Organization for Migration (IOM) International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM) International Telecommunication Union (ITU) International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) Nonaligned Movement (NAM) Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) (observer) Southern African Development Community (SADC) United Nations (UN) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Universal Postal Union (UPU) World Confederation of Labour (WCL) World Customs Organization (WCO) World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) World Health Organization (WHO) World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) World Meteorological Organization (WMO) World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Mauritius

Main article: Law of Mauritius

• Capital punishment in Mauritius
• Constitution of Mauritius
• Crime in Mauritius
• Human rights in Mauritius
  • LGBT rights in Mauritius
  • Freedom of religion in Mauritius
• Law enforcement in Mauritius

Military of Mauritius

Main article: Military of Mauritius

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
    • Ministry of Defence of Mauritius
• Forces
  • Army of Mauritius
  • Navy of Mauritius
  • Air Force of Mauritius
  • Special forces of Mauritius
• Military history of Mauritius
• Military ranks of Mauritius

Local government in Mauritius

Main article: Local government in Mauritius

History of Mauritius

Main article: History of Mauritius, Timeline of the history of Mauritius, and Current events of Mauritius

• Economic history of Mauritius
• Military history of Mauritius

Culture of Mauritius

Main article: Culture of Mauritius

• Architecture of Mauritius
• Cuisine of Mauritius
• Ethnic minorities in Mauritius
• Festivals in Mauritius
• Humor in Mauritius
• Languages of Mauritius
• Media in Mauritius
• National symbols of Mauritius
  • Coat of arms of Mauritius
  • Flag of Mauritius
  • National anthem of Mauritius
• Newspapers in Mauritius
  • L'Express
  • Le Mauricien
• People of Mauritius
• Prostitution in Mauritius
• Public holidays in Mauritius
• Records of Mauritius
• Religion in Mauritius
  • Buddhism in Mauritius
  • Christianity in Mauritius
  • Hinduism in Mauritius
  • Islam in Mauritius
  • Judaism in Mauritius
  • Sikhism in Mauritius
• World Heritage Sites in Mauritius

Art in Mauritius

• Since 2009 there is an Opera Festival in Mauritius

Opera Mauritius and The Friends,

• Art in Mauritius
• Cinema of Mauritius
• Literature of Mauritius
• Music of Mauritius
• Television in Mauritius
• Theatre in Mauritius

Sports in Mauritius

Main article: Sports in Mauritius

• Football in Mauritius
• Mauritius at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Mauritius

Main article: Economy of Mauritius

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 130th (one hundred and thirtieth)

• Agriculture in Mauritius
• Banking in Mauritius
  • National Bank of Mauritius
• Communications in Mauritius
  • Internet in Mauritius
• Companies of Mauritius
• Currency of Mauritius: Rupee
  • ISO 4217: MUR
• Economic history of Mauritius
• Energy in Mauritius
  • Energy policy of Mauritius
  • Oil industry in Mauritius
• Health care in Mauritius
• Mining in Mauritius
• Mauritius Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Mauritius
• Transport in Mauritius
  • Airports in Mauritius
  • Rail transport in Mauritius
  • Roads in Mauritius
• Water supply and sanitation in Mauritius

Education in Mauritius

Main article: Education in Mauritius

See also

Africa portal

Main article: Mauritius

• List of international rankings
• List of Mauritius-related topics
• Member state of the Commonwealth of Nations
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Africa
• Outline of geography

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Mauritius". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mp.html. Retrieved July 23, 2009. 
2. ^ The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Mauritius

• Government of Mauritius
• Outline of Mauritius at the Open Directory Project
• Mauritius, an external wiki
• Outline of Mauritius travel guide from Wikitravel
• Wikimedia Atlas of Mauritius