Mauritius
Republic of Mauritius
Mauritius ยท Africa
Capital
Port Louis
Population
0
Currency
โจ MUR
Calling Code
+230
Languages
Geography
Region
Eastern Africa
Subregion
Eastern Africa
Continent
Africa
Area
2,040 kmยฒ
Landlocked
No
TLD
.mu
Airports (2)
Country Codes
ISO 3166-1 Alpha-2
MU
ISO 3166-1 Alpha-3
MUS
ISO 3166-1 Numeric
480
BCP 47
en-MU
IOC
MRI
FIFA
MRI
Currency Format
Name
Mauritian Rupee
Native Name
Mauritian rupee
Code
MUR
Symbol
โจ
Symbol Position
before
Decimal Separator
.
Thousands Separator
,
Decimal Digits
2
Example:
Rsย 123,456.79
Date & Time Formats
Date Formats
Full
EEEE, MMMM d, y
Long
MMMM d, y
Medium
MMM d, y
Short
M/d/yy
Time Formats
Full
h:mm:ssโฏa zzzz
Long
h:mm:ssโฏa z
Medium
h:mm:ssโฏa
Short
h:mmโฏa
First Day of Week
Monday
Clock Format
24h
Primary Timezone
UTC+04:00
UTC Offset
+00:00
Timezones
Number Formatting
Decimal Separator
.
Thousands Separator
,
Digit Grouping
3
Numbering System
latn
Example:
1,234,567.89
Locale Settings
Writing Direction
LTR
Measurement System
metric
Temperature Scale
celsius
Paper Size
A4
Driving Side
right
Week Numbering
ISO
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