About Mauritius
Mauritius is a country in East Africa, one of the 54 countries of Africa on GlobeQuizz. Its full official name is Republic of Mauritius. In Arabic, the name is written موريشيوس, and the capital بورت لويس. Its geographic centre lies in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres.
The capital of Mauritius is Port Louis. Port Louis lies at about 20° south and 58° east. Mauritius has 3 official languages: English, French, and Mauritian Creole. Its currency is the Mauritian Rupee, with the symbol ₨ and the international code MUR.
Mauritius covers about 2,040 square kilometres, which puts it 169th by area among the 195 countries on GlobeQuizz. It has no land border with any other country; the sea surrounds its territory on every side. Other countries in East Africa include Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Mozambique. To practise flags, capitals and currencies, play the Africa quiz on GlobeQuizz, which mixes Mauritius with the other countries of the same region.