Mauritius
Republic of Mauritius · Maurice · Moris
Mauritius (MU, MUS) is a country in Eastern Africa, with Port Louis as its capital. The currency is the Mauritian Rupee (MUR, MUR). The international dialling code is +230; mobile numbers are written like 5251 2345. The time zone is Indian/Mauritius. Official languages: French and English.
CurrencyMURMUR
Dial code+230e.g. 5251 2345
Time zoneMauritiusUTC+04:00
LanguageFrench+1 more
CapitalPort Louis
Population1.3M2K km²
Overview
- Official name
- Republic of Mauritius
- Native name
- Mauritius · Maurice · Moris
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-2
- MU
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-3
- MUS
- ISO 3166-1 numeric
- 480
- IOC code
- MRI
- Demonym
- Mauritian
- Capital
- Port Louis
- Region
- Africa › Eastern Africa
- Status
- Independent, UN member
- Groups
- Eastern Africa
- United Nations
- Internet domain
- .mu
- Coordinates
- -20.28333333, 57.55
- Area
- 2,040 km²
- Population
- 1,310,500
- GDP
- $33.5B ($25.6K per person)
- Literacy
- 88.8%
- Landlocked
- No
- Land borders
- None
Currency
Mauritian Rupee MUR
- Symbol
- MUR narrow Rs
- Minor units
- 2 decimals
- Cash rounding
- 0 decimals, increment 0
- Example
- 1 234,50 Rs
Languages
Time zones
| Time zone | Local time | Standard | Daylight saving | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian/Mauritius | UTC+04:00 | none | Mauritius Standard Time |
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +230
- Dial-out prefix
- 0(?:0|[24-7]0|3[03]) preferred 020
- Trunk prefix
- none
- National number length
- 7–10 digits
- Emergency number
- 114 pattern 11[45]|99[59]
Number types
| Type | National format | International format | Layout | Digits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed line | 5448 0123 | +230 5448 0123 | XXXX XXXX | 7, 8 |
| Mobile | 5251 2345 | +230 5251 2345 | XXXX XXXX | 8 |
| Toll free | 800 1234 | +230 800 1234 | XXX XXXX | 7, 10 |
| Premium rate | 301 2345 | +230 301 2345 | XXX XXXX | 7 |
| VoIP | 320 1234 | +230 320 1234 | XXX XXXX | 7 |
| Pager | 219 0123 | +230 219 0123 | XXX XXXX | 7 |
Show the 3 formatting rules
| Digits pattern | Leading digits | Format | International |
|---|---|---|---|
(\d{3})(\d{4}) | [2-46]|8[013] | $1 $2 | $1 $2 |
(\d{4})(\d{4}) | [57] | $1 $2 | $1 $2 |
(\d{5})(\d{5}) | 8 | $1 $2 | $1 $2 |
Address and postal code
Address layout
{Name}
{Organization}
{Street address}
{Postal code}
{City}
- Uppercase fields
- City, Postal code
Postal code
- Pattern
\d{3}(?:\d{2}|[A-Z]{2}\d{3})- Examples
- 42602
Calendar, units and conventions
Number and date formats
As written by the French (Mauritius) locale (fr-MU), amounts in MUR.
- Number
- 1 234 567,891
- Percent
- 45,7 %
- Currency (MUR)
- 1 234 567,89 Rs
- Accounting
- (1 234 567,89 Rs)
- Currency, name
- 1 234 567,89 roupies mauriciennes
- Compact short
- 1,2 M
- Compact long
- 1,2 million
- Scientific
- 1,235E6
- Speed
- 88 kilomètres par heure
- Temperature
- 21,5 °C
- Date, full
- vendredi 27 mars 2026
- Date, long
- 27 mars 2026
- Date, medium
- 27 mars 2026
- Date, short
- 27/03/2026
- Time, medium
- 15:04:05
- Time, short
- 15:04
- Date and time
- 27 mars 2026, 15:04
- Month and year
- mars 2026
- Weekday
- vendredi
- Relative time
- hier · dans 3 jours · il y a 2 heures
- List: and
- A, B et C
- List: or
- A, B ou C