Mauritius

QUICK INFO

Name: Republic of Mauritius

Population: 1,348,242 (July 2016)

Capital: Port Louis

Language: Mauritian Creole, Bhojpuri, French, English

Currency: Mauritian Rupee (MUR)

Time zone: MUT (UTC+4)

MORE ABOUT MAURITIUS

The beautiful island Mauritius is a famous tropical travel destination lying in the Indian Ocean, about 2000 km away from the southeast coast of the African continent. The country was known by different names throughout the past as it was visited by a number of nations from time to time. And it was only in the year 1638 that the country was inhabited after the establishment of a colony by the Dutch republic. And later, in 1710 the Dutch colony was abandoned and then became a French colony five years later giving the island the name “Isle de France”. The country became a republic in the year 1992 under the commonwealth nations and currently, it is the 3rd most attractive tourist destination in the region due to its breathtakingly gorgeous beaches and the tropical forests. And in addition to this, the country owns the world’s third-largest coral reef which surrounds the island as well.