Other > Mauritius > Government

View full size

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
Ambassadors from Finland > Current Finnish Ambassadors > Ambassador	Heikki Tuunanen
Ambassadors from the United States > Other senior diplomatic representatives > Ambassador	Stephen M. Schwartz
Ambassadors from the United States > Other senior diplomatic representatives > Title	Chargé d’Affaires
Capital city	Port Louis
Capital city > Geographic coordinates	20 09 S, 57 29 E
Capital city > Name	Port Louis
Capital city > Time difference UTC+4 (9 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Commonwealth Heads of Government > Current Heads > Head of Government	Navinchandra Ramgoolam
Commonwealth Heads of Government > Current Heads > Title	Prime Minister
Constitution 12 March 1968; amended 12 March 1992
Copyright > Reference	s. 12,
Corruption	4.2		[52nd of 160]
countries' copyright length > Usual term of copyright protection	50 pma
Diplomatic representation from the US > Chief of mission	Ambassador Cesar CABRERA
Diplomatic representation from the US > Embassy 4th Floor, Rogers House, John Kennedy Street, Port Louis
Diplomatic representation from the US > FAX	[230] 208-9534
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
Diplomatic representation from the US > Telephone	[230] 202-4400
Diplomatic representation in the US > Chancery 4301 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 441, Washington, DC 20008
Diplomatic representation in the US > Chief of mission Ambassador Keerteecoomar RUHEE
Diplomatic representation in the US > FAX	[1] (202) 966-0983
Diplomatic representation in the US > Telephone	[1] (202) 244-1491, 1492
Elections > Head of state	Election by parliament
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)
Executive branch > Election results Sir Anerood JUGNAUTH reelected president by unanimous vote; percent of vote by the National Assembly - NA%
Executive branch > Elections president and vice president elected by the National Assembly for five-year terms (eligible for a second term); election last held 19 September 2008 (next to be held in 2013); prime minister and deputy prime minister appointed by the president, responsible to the National Assembly
Executive branch > Head of government Prime Minister Navinchandra RAMGOOLAM (since 5 July 2005)
Flag description four equal horizontal bands of red (top), blue, yellow, and green
Flag modification	9		[140th of 197]
Foreign relations > Croatia > Date of Establishment	September 3, 1997
Foreign relations > Nepal > Date of Establishment	February 12, 1981
Foreign relations of Western Sahara > States recognizing the SADR > Date of recognition	July 1, 1982
General government final consumption expenditure > annual % growth	5.4 %		[36th of 147]
General government final consumption expenditure > constant 2000 US$	734,802,900 constant 2000 US$		[84th of 145]
General government final consumption expenditure > constant 2000 US$ (per capita)	591.032 constant 2000 US$ per c		[40th of 146]
General government final consumption expenditure > constant LCU	16863080000
General government final consumption expenditure > current LCU	26206000000
General government final consumption expenditure > current US$	905,528,700 $		[100th of 169]
General government final consumption expenditure > current US$ (per $ GDP)	0.144 $ per $1 of GDP		[74th of 184]
General government final consumption expenditure > current US$ (per capita)	728.354 $ per capita		[45th of 184]
Government type	parliamentary democracy
Heads of Missions from the United Kingdom	Anthony Godson
Heads of Missions from the United Kingdom > Resident Heads of Missions > Type	High Commission
Independence	12 March 1968 (from UK)
Independence Day > Date	March 12
International organization participation ACP, AfDB, AU, C, COMESA, CPLP (associate), FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, InOC, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM, OIF, OPCW, PCA, SAARC (observer), SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCL, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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)
Legislative branch > Election results percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - AS 38, MSM/MMM 22, OPR 2; appointed seats - AS 4, MSM/MMM 2, OPR 2
Legislative branch > Elections last held on 3 July 2005 (next to be held in 2010)
Management time dealing with officials > % of management time	9.56 %		[5th of 38]
National holiday Independence Day, 12 March
Parliamentary seats > Female	8%		[80th of 143]
Policy uncertainty > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint	23.9 %		[17th of 38]
political parties > Multi party	•
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]
Political pressure groups and leaders	various labor unions
Political pressure groups and leaders > Other	various labor unions
Prime minister	Navin Ramgoolam
Procedures to build a warehouse > number	21		[40th of 168]
Procedures to build a warehouse > number (per capita)	16.891 per 1 million people		[29th of 170]
Procedures to enforce a contract > number	37		[66th of 170]
Procedures to enforce a contract > number (per capita)	29.761 per 1 million people		[30th of 171]
Procedures to register property > number	6		[96th of 167]
Procedures to register property > number (per capita)	4,826.049 per 1 billion people		[28th of 167]
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliament > %	17.1 %		[71st of 174]
Start-up procedures to register a business > number	6		[140th of 171]
Start-up procedures to register a business > number (per capita)	4.826 per 1 million people		[39th of 171]
Status democracy
Suffrage 18 years of age; universal
Time required to build a warehouse > days	145 days		[118th of 168]
Time required to enforce a contract > days	630 days		[46th of 171]
Time required to register property > days	210 days		[18th of 167]
Time required to start a business > days	46 days		[57th of 171]
Time to prepare and pay taxes > hours	158 hours		[120th of 169]
Time to resolve insolvency > years	1.7 years		[124th of 151]
Trademarks, nonresidents	633		[67th of 99]
Trademarks, nonresidents (per capita)	545.492 per 1 million people		[36th of 146]
Trademarks, residents	475		[58th of 98]
Trademarks, residents (per capita)	409.334 per 1 million people		[41st of 142]
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
UN membership date	24 Apr. 1968
United Nations mission http://www.geographyiq.com/countries/mp/ http://www.gov.mu/ http://www.1upinfo.com/country-guide-study/mauritius/index.html

Related links:

• Forum discussion > Government
• Looking for Stats on the American Government? Check out StateMaster
• Stay updated with current stat feeds! Subscribe to the Government RSS / Atom feeds
•  Subscribe to our popular Government factoids RSS / Atom feeds
• Save this page on  del.icio.us / furl / your bookmarks

More facts and figures on Mauritius