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Administrative divisions 9 districts and 3 dependencies*; Agalega Islands*, Black River, Cargados Carajos Shoals*, Flacq, Grand Port, Moka, Pamplemousses, Plaines Wilhems, Port Louis, Riviere du Rempart, Rodrigues*, Savanne
Capital city > Geographic coordinates	20 09 S, 57 29 E
Constitution 12 March 1968; amended 12 March 1992
Corruption	4.2		[52nd of 160]
Diplomatic representation from the US > Mailing address international mail: P. O. Box 544, Port Louis; US mail: American Embassy, Port Louis, US Department of State, Washington, DC 20521-2450
Executive branch > Cabinet Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister
Executive branch > Chief of state President Sir Anerood JUGNAUTH (since 7 October 2003); Vice President Abdool Raouf BUNDHUN (since 25 February 2002)
Flag description four equal horizontal bands of red (top), blue, yellow, and green
Government type	parliamentary democracy
Independence	12 March 1968 (from UK)
Judicial branch	Supreme Court
Legal system based on French civil law system with elements of English common law in certain areas; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
Legislative branch unicameral National Assembly (70 seats; 62 members elected by popular vote, 8 appointed by the election commission to give representation to various ethnic minorities; to serve five-year terms)
Parliamentary seats > Female	8%		[80th of 143]
Political parties and leaders Alliance Sociale or AS [Navinchandra RAMGOOLAM] (governing coalition - includes MLD, MMSM, MR, MSD, PMXD); Mauritian Labor Party or MLP [Navinchandra RAMGOOLAM]; Mauritian Militant Movement or MMM [Paul BERENGER]; Mauritian Socialist Militant Movement or MMSM [Madan DOLLOO]; Militant Socialist Movement or MSM [Nando BODHA]; Mouvement Republicain or MR [Jayarama VALAYDEN]; Parti Mauricien Xavier Duval or PMXD [Xavier Luc DUVAL]; Rodrigues Movement or MR [Joseph (Nicholas) Von MALLY]; Rodrigues Peoples Organization or OPR [Serge CLAIR]
Status democracy
Suffrage 18 years of age; universal
Time required to start a business > days	46 days		[57th of 171]
Trademarks, residents	475		[58th of 98]
Transnational Issues > Disputes > International Mauritius claims the Chagos Archipelago (UK-administered British Indian Ocean Territory), and its former inhabitants, who reside chiefly in Mauritius; claims French-administered Tromelin Island

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