Mauritius

Key facts

Land borders

Mauritius shares no land border with another sovereign state.

Mauritius in the game

Every puzzle gives three claims that exactly one country satisfies. Mauritius is a deep cut — answers this obscure only show up in hard puzzles. These are the 27 claims from the pool that are true of Mauritius, rarest first — the fewer countries share a claim, the harder it works for you on the board.

• Its capital city's name begins with “P”1 of 17
• Its name begins with “M”1 of 18
• Has more than 350 people per km²1 of 23
• Its capital city's name has more than one word1 of 26
• Has French as an official language1 of 27
• Has an area smaller than 10,000 km²1 of 32
• Lies entirely in the Southern Hemisphere1 of 34
• Has no land borders1 of 40
• Has no point higher than 1,000 m above sea level1 of 41
• Is an island nation1 of 47
• Drives on the left1 of 54
• Is in Africa1 of 54
• Is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations1 of 56
• Has English as an official language1 of 59
• Has more than one official language1 of 65
• Has an area smaller than 50,000 km²1 of 69
• Its flag contains green1 of 83
• Borders fewer than 3 countries1 of 84
• Its flag contains yellow or gold1 of 85
• Has an area smaller than 100,000 km²1 of 88
• Its flag contains blue1 of 99
• Has fewer than 10 million people1 of 100
• Has an area smaller than 500,000 km²1 of 144
• Has a coastline1 of 151
• Its flag contains red1 of 152
• Does not have a monarch as head of state1 of 153
• Lies within a single time zone1 of 177