Information on the Government of Mauritius

• Names:
  • conventional long form: Republic of Mauritius
  • conventional short form: Mauritius
• Digraph: MP
• Type: parliamentary democracy
• Capital: Port Louis
• Administrative divisions: 9 districts and 3 dependencies*
  • Agalega Islands*
  • Black River
  • Cargados
  • Carajos*
  • Flacq,
  • Grand
  • Port
  • Moka
  • Pamplemousses
  • Plaines Wilhems
  • Port Louis
  • Riviere du Rempart
  • Rodrigues*
  • Savanne
• Independence: 12 March 1968 (from UK)
• Constitution: 12 March 1968
• Legal system: based on French civil law system with elements of English common law in certain areas
• National holiday: Independence Day, 12 March (1968)
• Political parties and leaders:
  • government coalition:
    • Militant Socialist Movement (MSM), A. JUGNAUTH
    • Mauritian Militant Movement (MMM), Paul BERENGER
    • Organization of the People of Rodrigues (OPR), Louis Serge CLAIR
    • Democratic Labor Movement (MTD), Anil BAICHOO
  • opposition:
    • Mauritian Labor Party (MLP), Navin RAMGOOLMAN
    • Socialist Workers Front, Sylvio MICHEL
    • Mauritian Social Democratic Party (PMSD), X. DUVAL
  • Other political or pressure groups: various labor unions
• Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
• Elections, Legislative Assembly:
  • last held on 15 September 1991 (next to be held by 15 September 1996)
  • results - MSM/MMM 53%, MLP/PMSD 38%
  • seats - (70 total, 62 elected) MSM/MMM alliance 59 (MSM 29, MMM 26, OPR 2, MTD 2); MLP/PMSD 3
• Executive branch: president, vice president, prime minister, deputy prime minister, Council of Ministers (cabinet)
• Legislative branch: unicameral Legislative Assembly
• Judicial branch: Supreme Court
• Leaders:
  • Chief of State
    • President Cassam UTEEM (since 1 July 1992)
    • Vice President Robin Dranooth GHURBURRON (since 1 July 1992)
  • Head of Government:
    • Prime Minister Sir Anerood JUGNAUTH (since 12 June 1982)
    • Deputy Prime Minister Prem NABABSING (since 26 September 1990)\
• Member of: ACCT, ACP, AfDB, C, CCC, ECA, FAO, G-77, GATT, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, IDA, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, ISO (correspondent), ITU, LORCS, NAM, OAU, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
• Diplomatic representation in US:
  • chief of mission: Ambassador Chitmansing JESSERAMSING
  • chancery: Suite 134, 4301 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008; telephone: (202) 244-1491 or 1492
• US diplomatic representation:
  • chief of mission: Ambassador vacant
  • embassy: 4th Floor, Rogers House, John Kennedy Street, Port Louis
  • mailing address: 4th Floor, Rogers House, John Kennedy Street, Port Louis
  • telephone: (230) 208-9763 through 208-9767
  • FAX: (230) 208-9534
• Flag: four equal horizontal bands of red (top), blue, yellow, and green