Tag: Mauritius

According to softwareleverage.org, Mauritius is a small state located in Southeastern Africa. Its warm tropical climate and the coral barrier that surrounds it, make this island an ideal place and difficult to forget, it is a garden full of contrasts, largely covered by the green of its sugar plantations. It is an island of volcanic origin, located 800 km from Madagascar, 58 km from north to south and 47 km from east to west, densely populated (600 people per square km). As a state, it includes Rodríguez Island just 560 km to the northeast. Its capital is Port-Luis, it is located in the extreme northwest of the island and has 170,000 residents. Some places to visit are Fort Adelaide, a walk through the port, the Chinese pagoda in front of the hippodrome, the Juma Mosque,…

According to ezinereligion, in 2007, Mauritius had a population of 1.3 million people. The majority of the population were of Indian descent, but there was also a sizeable minority of Creole and Chinese people. The economy was largely based on tourism, manufacturing and financial services, with the country becoming increasingly prosperous due to its low taxes and stable political system. Foreign relations were mostly positive, with Mauritius having strong links to India and other African countries. Politically the country was relatively stable, with the Labour Party in power since 1995 and a multi-party system in place. In 2007 there was some political unrest due to an opposition party's call for early elections but no major incidents occurred. Yearbook 2007 Mauritius. About 2,000 people from the British-controlled Chagos Islands in the…