Embassy The Republic Of Mauritius
House No 089, Kifle Ketema Bole, Kebele 03 | |
P.O. Box: | 200222 |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | |
Phone: |
(+251) 11-661-5997 |
Fax: |
(+251) 11-661-4704 |
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Mauritius
Population: |
Creole 86.5%, Bhojpuri 5.3%, French 4.1%, two languages 1.4%, other 2.6% (includes English, the official language, which is spoken by less than 1% of the population), unspecified 0.1% (2011 est.)
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Location: |
Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, about 800 km (500 mi) east of Madagascar
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Continent: |
Africa
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Major Urban Area: |
6.85 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.)
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Languages: |
the main island, from which the country derives its name, is of volcanic origin and is almost entirely surrounded by coral reefs; former home of the dodo, a large flightless bird related to pigeons, driven to extinction by the end of the 17th century through a combination of hunting and the introduction of predatory species
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Ethnic Groups: |
water pollution, degradation of coral reefs
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Religions: |
Indo-Mauritian 68%, Creole 27%, Sino-Mauritian 3%, Franco-Mauritian 2%
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History: |
Although known to Arab and Malay sailors as early as the 10th century, Mauritius was first explored by the Portuguese in the 16th century and subsequently settled by the Dutch - who named it in honor of Prince Maurits van NASSAU - in the 17th century. The French assumed control in 1715, developing the island into an important naval base overseeing Indian Ocean trade, and establishing a plantation economy of sugar cane. The British captured the island in 1810, during the Napoleonic Wars. Mauritius remained a strategically important British naval base, and later an air station, playing an important role during World War II for anti-submarine and convoy operations, as well as the collection of signals intelligence. Independence from the UK was attained in 1968. A stable democracy with regular free elections and a positive human rights record, the country has attracted considerable foreign investment and has earned one of Africa's highest per capita incomes.
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Coastline: |
0 km
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Climate: |
measured from claimed archipelagic straight baselines
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Terrain: |
tropical, modified by southeast trade winds; warm, dry winter (May to November); hot, wet, humid summer (November to May)
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Natural Resources: |
small coastal plain rising to discontinuous mountains encircling central plateau
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