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Eastern Africa

Mauritius

Port Louis · 1.3 m · MUR

Mauritius

Republic of Mauritius

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The dodo lived here and nowhere else — and the only country in Africa with a Hindu majority.

Capital: Port Louis
Population: 1,271,169
Area: 2,040 km²
Density: 623.1 / km²
Currency: Mauritian rupee (MUR ₨)
Language: English, French, Mauritian Creole
Indo-European
Religion: Hinduism

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Island nation — no land neighbours.

Flag — Four horizontal bands: red, blue, yellow, green.

Outline — A single small island east of Madagascar.

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