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Africa · Island country
Mauritius
Mauritius is an island country in Africa with no land borders at all. Its capital is Port Louis.
- Capital
- Port Louis
- Population
- 1.2 million
- Area
- 2,040 km²
- Land borders
- 0
- Currency
- Mauritian rupee (MUR)
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Mauritius borders no country
No land borders at all, so none to cross.
Mauritius is one of the countries a border graph cannot help you with — no neighbours to reason from, the map above is the whole hint.
Other island countries in Africa
Nowhere to cross
No land borders at all.
Mauritius touches no other country, so there is no neighbour to reason from — on the World Map Quiz you find it by its own shape (or its dot) or not at all. That is not as lonely as it sounds: 39 of the 195 countries on the world map are in the same position.
0
land borders — nothing to touch
39
countries on the world map with no land border at all
54
countries on the Africa map
The capital
Port Louis
In Capital Rush you see Mauritius and four capitals; this is the right one. It comes up on the Africa map and the world map: twice the chances to get it wrong.
The flag
Flag Blitz shows this flag and four countries. Mauritius is the right one.
- ISO code
- MU
- Currency
- Mauritian rupee (MUR)
- Official languages
- English, French and Mauritian Creole
- Quiz maps
- Africa · World
Mauritius, asked and answered
What countries border Mauritius?
None. Mauritius shares a land border with no country, so there is none to cross.
What is the capital of Mauritius?
Port Louis. It is the answer the Africa Capitals Quiz wants when Mauritius comes up, and the World Capitals Quiz with it.
What continent is Mauritius in?
Africa. It is one of 54 countries on that map, and one of 195 on the world map.
Where can I practise finding Mauritius on a map?
On the World Map Quiz — a blank map of the world, ten countries to find, no labels. Mauritius is in the pool, along with every other country on that map.
Can you find Mauritius on a blank map?
It is on the same map as every other country on the world map. Ten countries a round, picked at random: keep playing until it comes up. No sign-up.
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