Mauritius - Daten & Fakten
Länderstatistik
geographic coordinates: 20 09 S, 57 29 E
time difference: UTC+4 (9 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
etymology: named after LOUIS XV, who was king of France in 1736 when the port became the administrative center of Mauritius and a major reprovisioning stop for French ships traveling between Europe and Asia
citizenship by descent only: yes
dual citizenship recognized: yes
residency requirement for naturalization: 5 out of the previous 7 years including the last 12 months
land: 2,030 sq km
water: 10 sq km
note: includes Agalega Islands, Cargados Carajos Shoals (Saint Brandon), and Rodrigues
arable land: 38.4% (2018 est.)
permanent crops: 2% (2018 est.)
permanent pasture: 3.4% (2018 est.)
forest: 17.3% (2018 est.)
other: 38.9% (2018 est.)
15-64 years: 71.35% (male 464,380/female 469,877)
65 years and over: 13.36% (2023 est.) (male 72,026/female 102,875)
male: 72.3 years
female: 78.1 years
male: 37.8 years
female: 40.6 years
rate of urbanization: 0.28% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
male: 14 years
female: 16 years (2017)
7.41% (2020 est.)
6.33% (2019 est.)
55.38% of GDP (2018 est.)
56.16% of GDP (2017 est.)
2.58% (2020 est.)
0.41% (2019 est.)
$3.088 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
$5.258 billion (2019 est.)
$5.222 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
$7.365 billion (2019 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 25 (2020 est.)
percent of population: 68% (2021 est.)
paved: 2,379 km (2015) (includes 99 km of expressways)
unpaved: 49 km (2015)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 36 (2021 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 152 (2021 est.)
Mauritius and Seychelles claim the Chagos Islands (UK-administered British Indian Ocean Territory); claims French-administered Tromelin Island
Mauritius-France: Mauritius has claimed French-administered Tromelin Island (part of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands) since 1976
Mauritius-UK: Mauritius and Seychelles claim the Chagos Islands (UK-administered British Indian Ocean Territory)