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Flag of Mauritius

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Quick Facts

Capital
Port Louis
Flag adopted
1968
Population
1,243,741
Area
2,040 km²
Languages
English, French, Mauritian Creole
Currency
Mauritian rupee (₨) — MUR
Demonym
Mauritian
Government
parliamentary republic
Subregion
Eastern Africa
Driving side
Left
Timezones
UTC+04:00
Independence
1968

Religions

  • Hindu 48.5%
  • Roman Catholic 26.3%
  • Muslim 17.3%
  • Protestant 6.4%
  • None 0.7%
  • Other 0.6%
  • Unspecified 0.1%

About This Flag

Four equal horizontal bands of red (top), blue, yellow, and green. The flag was adopted on March 12, 1968, upon independence from the United Kingdom.

It was designed by the College of Arms in London. Red represents the struggle for independence and the blood shed for freedom, blue stands for the Indian Ocean surrounding the island, yellow symbolizes the bright future and the light of independence, and green reflects the lush vegetation and agriculture of the island.

Mauritius is one of the few countries whose flag features four horizontal bands of distinct colors.

What the colors & design mean

Red represents the blood shed for independence, blue symbolizes the surrounding Indian Ocean, yellow stands for the bright light of freedom and a hopeful future, and green reflects the island's lush year-round vegetation and its agricultural heritage.

red blue yellow green

Pattern: Horizontal Stripes

Fun Facts

  • Mauritius was the only known habitat of the dodo bird, which went extinct around 1681, less than a century after the island was first settled by the Dutch.
  • The country is one of Africa's most stable democracies and has one of the highest per-capita incomes on the continent.
  • Mauritius has one of the very few national flags with four equal horizontal stripes of different colors.
  • The island nation has no indigenous population; its diverse society descends from Indian, African, Chinese, and European settlers.

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