Mauritius
Country in Eastern Africa
Mauritius is a country in Eastern Africa, with its capital in Port Louis. About 1.2 million people live there (2025), making it the 156th most populous of the 195 countries. At 2,040 km², it is the 169th largest country by area. It has no land borders.
Mauritius at a glance
- Capital
- Port Louis
- Population (2025)
- 1.2 million
- Area
- 2,040 km²
- Density
- 610 per km²
- Official languages
- English, French, Mauritian Creole
- Currency
- Mauritian rupee
- People
- Mauritian
- Calling code
- +230
- Internet domain
- .mu
- Coast
- Surrounded by sea
Where is Mauritius?
How Mauritius compares
Population rank
156th of 195
49th of 54 in Africa
Size rank
169th of 195
51st of 54 in Africa
Crowding
610 per km²
More crowded than 95% of countries
- Similar in size: Comoros (1,862 km²).
- Similar population: Eswatini (Swaziland) (1.3 million).
- Mauritius is the only place that uses the Mauritian rupee.
- English is also an official language in 58 other countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Botswana and 52 more.
- French is also an official language in 30 other countries: Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada and 24 more.
- Mauritian Creole is not an official language anywhere else.
The flag of Mauritius
Would you recognise Mauritius?
How players do with Mauritius
Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Mauritius so far, from 65 answers up to November 2026.
On the map
40% right
36th hardest of 176 · 65 answers
- Players find Mauritius on the map in 40% of tries, which makes it one of the harder places to find. The most common wrong answer is Nigeria.
Mauritius has no land borders
Mauritius shares no land border with another country.
Quick quiz: Mauritius
3 questions. Tap an answer to check it.
1. Which is the flag of Mauritius?
That's the flag of Mauritius.
2. What is the capital of Mauritius?
Port Louis is the capital of Mauritius.
3. Which has more people?
Mauritius has about 1.2 million people and Eswatini (Swaziland) about 1.3 million.
Questions about Mauritius
Is Mauritius a country?
Yes. Mauritius is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.
What is the capital of Mauritius?
The capital of Mauritius is Port Louis.
Does Mauritius have any land borders?
No. Mauritius is surrounded by sea and shares no land border with another country.
How big is Mauritius?
Mauritius covers 2,040 km², about the same size as the Comoros (1,862 km²).
Is Mauritius hard to find on a map?
Yes, for many players. On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Mauritius in 40% of 65 tries, 36th hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is Nigeria.
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