Mauritius
Eastern Africa
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About
Mauritius, officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island country in the Indian Ocean, located about 1,100 nautical miles off the southeastern coast of Africa, east of Madagascar. It includes the main island, as well as Rodrigues, Agaléga, and St. Brandon. The islands of Mauritius and Rodrigues, along with nearby Réunion, are part of the Mascarene Islands. The main island of Mauritius, where the population is concentrated, hosts the capital and largest city, Port Louis. The country spans 2,040 square kilometres (790 sq mi) and has an exclusive economic zone covering approximately 580,000 square nautical miles.
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History
The national flag of Mauritius, also known as The Four Bands, was adopted upon independence, 12 March 1968. It consists of four horizontal bands of equal width, coloured red, blue, yellow, and green. The flag was recorded at the College of Arms in London on 9 January 1968.
Design & symbolism
Under current legislation through The National Flag, Arms of Mauritius, National Anthem and Other National Symbols of Mauritius Act (2022), it sets out the flag of Mauritius as consisting of red, blue, yellow and green bands. It also indicates the symbolism behind the meaning of the colours of the flag: In an attempt to unite the nation, especially following the deadly and divisive riots of 1965 and those of 1968, the colours also have political origins. Indeed, the colours also represent the main political parties which existed at the time, namely: The colour codes set for the four colours of the flag under law are dictated in Pantone fashion home cotton and that the tolerance for overlapping between 2 different colours be no more than one millimetre. The table below converts the Pantone colours in various other colour codes, corresponding to the official colours:
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