• The Islets of Mauritius include circa 130 tiny islets and rocks scattered around the coast of Mauritius, Rodrigues, Agalega and St Brandon. Île aux Cerfs...
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    Libya and Malta involving the islet of Filfla. There are thousands of islets on Earth: approximately 24,000 islands and islets in the Stockholm archipelago...
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    uninhabited islands and islets (see: Islets of Mauritius), some of which are used as natural reserves for the protection of endangered species. The country's...
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  • on islet size, with four species preferring larger islets and two species preferring smaller islets." St Brandon has been proposed for a Marine Protected...
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    Morisien) are nationals or natives of the Republic of Mauritius and their descendants. Mauritius is a melting pot of multi-ethnic, multi-cultural and multi-religious...
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    Mauritius, officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island country in the Indian Ocean, about 2,000 kilometres (1,100 nautical miles) off the southeastern...
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    conducted by Statistics Mauritius, 47.87% of the Mauritian population follows Hinduism, followed by Christianity (32.29%), out of which 24.94% are Catholic...
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    prime minister of Mauritius (French: Premier Ministre de Maurice) is the head of government of Mauritius. He presides over the Cabinet of Ministers, which...
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  • The known and sometimes formally documented history of Mauritius begins with its possible discovery by Austronesians (not documented) under the Austronesian...
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    Agaléga (category Outer Islands of Mauritius)
    (French: îles Agaléga) is a dependency of Mauritius, as defined by the Constitution of Mauritius, which consists of two outer islands located in the Indian...
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  • The Districts of the Republic of Mauritius are the second-level administrative divisions after the Outer Islands of Mauritius. Savanne Flacq Rivière Noire...
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    Mauritius is an island off Africa's southeast coast located in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar. It is geologically located within the Somali Plate...
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    The Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Mauritius is the official council which advises the President of the Republic in the making of major decisions...
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    ethnic groups. The majority of the residents of Mauritius are descendants of people from Africa followed by India. Mauritius also comprises migrants from...
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    president of the Republic of Mauritius (French: Président de la République de Maurice) is the head of state of the Republic of Mauritius. Mauritius is a parliamentary...
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    Île aux Aigrettes (category Islands of Mauritius)
    Ile aux Aigrettes is an islet off the south-east coast of Mauritius. It functions as a nature reserve and a scientific research station. It is also a...
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    Government of Mauritius (French: Gouvernement de Maurice) is the main authority of the executive power in the Republic of Mauritius. The head of the Government...
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    Constitution of Mauritius provides for the parliament of Mauritius to consist of the President and the National Assembly. The parliament of Mauritius is modelled...
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    The Mauritius Police Force (MPF) is the national law enforcement agency of Mauritius. The MPF carries out police, security, and military functions on Mauritius...
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    Mauritius has 2 genres of music that originate from the Island. The traditional music of Mauritius which is known as sega music and also Seggae Music....
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    in Mauritius. Historically, sugarcane cultivation has been the main agricultural activity in Mauritius. In 2001 it accounted for close to 70% of the...
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    economy of Mauritius is a mixed developing economy based on agriculture, exports, financial services, and tourism. Since the 1980s, the government of Mauritius...
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  • Islets National Park is a national park in Mauritius. The park is made up of eight small islands, the largest being Ile D'Ambre. Mauritius is surrounded...
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    Politics of Mauritius (French: Politique à Maurice) takes place in a framework of a parliamentary democracy. The separation of powers is among the three...
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    herbivory. On the offshore islets of Mauritius, tortoises now extinct had served as the keystone herbivores. Introduction of the non-native Aldabra giant...
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    Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mauritius is a cabinet minister in charge of the Ministry Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade...
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  • Mauritius is a multi-ethnic, multilingual and a plural society with a population composed mainly of four major ethnic and religious groups. It is often...
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  • Tourism in Mauritius is an important component of the Mauritian economy as well as a significant source of its foreign exchange revenues. The tourism...
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    (singular) and Rs (plural); ISO code: MUR; pronounced [ʁupi]) is the currency of Mauritius. One rupee is subdivided into 100 cents. Several other currencies are...
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    The Mauritius fody (Foudia rubra) is a rare species of bird in the weaver family. It is endemic to the island of Mauritius. It is classified by BirdLife...
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