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In October 2020, Government of Mauritius launched the Premium Travel visa as a response to the impacts of COVID-19 on the Mauritian tourist trade. [6] The visa is open to anyone who can show they have the financial resources to support themselves to live in Mauritius. The visa does not allow holders to accept a job in the Mauritian economy.
Mauritius has strong and friendly relations with the West, with South Asian countries and with the countries of southern and eastern Africa. It is a member of the World Trade Organization, the Commonwealth of Nations, La Francophonie, the African Union, the Southern Africa Development Community, the Indian Ocean Commission, COMESA, and the recently formed Indian Ocean Rim Association.
Location of Mauritius. Mauritius is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) off the southeast coast of the African continent. Since independence in 1968, Mauritius has developed from a low-income, agriculture-based economy to a middle-income diversified economy.
The economy of Mauritius is a mixed developing economy based on agriculture, exports, financial services, and tourism. [14] Since the 1980s, the government of Mauritius has sought to diversify the country's economy beyond its dependence on just agriculture, particularly sugar production.
This is a list of diplomatic missions in Mauritius. At present, the capital city of Port Louis hosts 16 embassies/high commissions. Several other countries have missions accredited from other capitals, mostly in Pretoria , Harare , Antananarivo and London .
Mauritius has a population of 1,235,260 (608,090 males, 627,170 females), according to the 2022 Census. [4] The population on the island of Mauritius was 1,191,280 (586,590 males and 604,690 females); [ 5 ] Rodrigues island was 43,650 (21,330 males and 22,320 females); and Agaléga island was 330 (170 males and 160 females).
Visa requirements for Mauritian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Mauritius.As of 5 January 2021, Mauritian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 200 countries and territories, ranking the Mauritian passport 31st overall and 2nd in Africa in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index. [1]
The 2023 Ibrahim Index of African Governance ranked Mauritius second in good governance. According to the 2023 Democracy Index compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit that measures the state of democracy in 167 countries, Mauritius ranks 20th worldwide followed by Uruguay and United States and is the only African country with "Full Democracy".