Outline_of_Mauritius Knowpia

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

Mauritius – 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 Agaléga 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.

General reference edit

An enlargeable basic map of Mauritius

Pronunciation:
English: /məˈrɪʃəs/ mər-ISH-əs or /məˈrɪʃiəs/ mər-ISH-ee-əs[2]

French: [mɔʁis] or [moʁis]
Common English country name: Mauritius
Official English country name: The Republic of Mauritius
Official endonym (s): Mauritius (English), Maurice (French)
Common endonym (s): Île Maurice (French), Moris (Mauritian Creole), मॉरिशस (Hindi)
Adjectival(s): Mauritian
Demonym(s): Mauritian
Etymology: Maurice, Prince of Orange
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 edit

An enlargeable topographic map 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 edit

An enlargeable satellite image of Mauritius

An enlargeable, highly detailed map of Mauritius, including the country's outlying islands

Climate of Mauritius
Protected areas of Mauritius
- National parks of Mauritius
Wildlife of Mauritius
- Fauna of Mauritius
  - Birds of Mauritius
  - Mammals of Mauritius

Natural geographic features of Mauritius edit

Glaciers in Mauritius: none^[3]
Rivers of Mauritius
World Heritage Sites in Mauritius
- Aapravasi Ghat
- Le Morne Brabant

Regions of Mauritius edit

Regions of Mauritius

Ecoregions of Mauritius edit

List of ecoregions in Mauritius

Administrative divisions of Mauritius edit

Districts of Mauritius edit

Towns of Mauritius edit

Demography of Mauritius edit

Demographics of Mauritius

Government and politics of Mauritius edit

Politics of Mauritius

Branches of the government of Mauritius edit

Government of Mauritius

Executive branch of the government of Mauritius edit

Legislative branch of the government of Mauritius edit

Parliament of Mauritius (unicameral)

Judicial branch of the government of Mauritius edit

Court system of Mauritius

Supreme Court of Mauritius

Foreign relations of Mauritius edit

Foreign relations of Mauritius

International organization membership edit

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)
Organisation 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 edit

Law of Mauritius

Constitution of Mauritius
Crime in Mauritius
Human rights in Mauritius
- LGBT rights in Mauritius
Law enforcement in Mauritius
- Mauritius Police Force

Military of Mauritius edit

Military of Mauritius

Command
- Commander-in-chief:
Forces
- Army of Mauritius

Local government in Mauritius edit

Local government in Mauritius

History of Mauritius edit

History of Mauritius

Current events of Mauritius

Culture of Mauritius edit

Culture of Mauritius

Art in Mauritius edit

Since 2009 there is an Opera Festival in Mauritius

Opera Mauritius and The Friends,

Sports in Mauritius edit

Sports in Mauritius

Economy and infrastructure of Mauritius edit

Economy of Mauritius

Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 130th (one hundred and thirtieth)
Communications in Mauritius
- Internet in Mauritius
Companies of Mauritius
Currency of Mauritius: Rupee
- ISO 4217: MUR
Health care in Mauritius
Mining in Mauritius
Mauritius Stock Exchange
Sugar industry of Mauritius
Tourism in Mauritius
- Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority
- Visa policy of Mauritius
Transport in Mauritius
- Airports in Mauritius
- Rail transport in Mauritius

Education in Mauritius edit

Education in Mauritius

References edit

^ ^a ^b "Mauritius". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. 3 July 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
^ "Mauritius". Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary.
^ 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.