Flag of Mauritius

🎨 What the flag means

Mauritius's flag, nicknamed "The Four Bands", has four stripes of red, blue, yellow and green. By law, red stands for the struggle for freedom, blue for the Indian Ocean around the island, yellow for the light of freedom shining over it, and green for farming and the island's greenery all year round.

📊 Quick facts

👥 Population

1.3 million (2017)

🏙️ Capital

Port Louis149.2 thousand people (2012)

🗣️ Main language

MorisyenAlso official: English, French

✨ 3 fun facts

1. The flightless dodo bird once lived only on Mauritius, and today it appears on the country's coat of arms.
2. Sega is one of the main styles of music in Mauritius, and mixing it with reggae created a style called seggae.
3. Early Mauritius "Post Office" stamps are among the rarest postage stamps in the world, and collectors treasure them.