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 Posted by: Terry
 Subject: Fun Facts about Mauritius
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Subject: Fun Facts about Mauritius
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missmuumuu
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The capital of Mauritius is Port Louis.
Reply #1. Oct 30 07, 1:37 AM
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igotmeajd
Metro Detroit Area
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The official language of Mauritius is English, but Bhojpuri, Creole, French, Hakka, Hindi, and Urdu are also spoken there.
Reply #2. Oct 30 07, 4:03 PM
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deus_ex
Dundee
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Their motto is "Stella Clavisque Maris Indici", which means "Star and Key of the Indian Ocean"
Reply #3. Oct 31 07, 3:35 AM
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Auszev
Perth
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Mauritius is situated in the Indian Ocean and is approximately 800 km east of Madagascar.
Reply #4. Nov 01 07, 12:18 PM
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Lottie1001
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The dodo, which is now extinct, used to live on Mauritius.
Reply #5. Nov 01 07, 12:42 PM
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purelyqing
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The currency of Mauritius is the Mauritian rupee.
Reply #6. Nov 02 07, 2:39 AM
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harriuscai
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“Motherland” is the anthem of Mauritius.
Reply #7. Nov 02 07, 8:19 AM
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AnneBonney
Regina
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The Prime Minister of the country of Mauritius declared it a republic in 1992.
Reply #8. Nov 02 07, 3:58 PM
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littlepitty
Bel Air
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The government of Mauritius is a parliamentary democracy based on the United Kingdom model.
Reply #9. Nov 02 07, 7:55 PM
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tingav
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In 1598, a Dutch expedition visited and decided to name the island "Prins Maurits van Nassaueiland", after Prince Maurits of the House of Nassau, the stadtholder of Holland. Over time the name has been shortened to Mauritius
Reply #10. Nov 03 07, 7:08 AM
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missrinaldi
whitestone
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Though extinct, the dodo is prominently featured as a supporter of the national coat-of-arms.
Reply #11. Nov 04 07, 12:30 AM
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uglybird 
Northern California
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Mauritius gained independence from Great Britain in 1968.
Reply #12. Nov 04 07, 3:52 PM
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Eebs
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Sugar cane is the primary crop of Mauritius. 1999 was one of the worst years for the sugar cane crop, when a severe drought damaged many crops.
Reply #13. Nov 05 07, 5:42 PM
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| sapper
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The main island was formed from a volcano and is almost completely surrounded by coral reefs
Reply #14. Nov 05 07, 8:11 PM
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Yaarbiriah
Jerusalem
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The dodo is thought to have been a large form of flightless pigeon.
Reply #15. Nov 06 07, 6:03 PM
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ferfer72
Walterboro
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The University of Mauritius was founded in 1972.
Reply #16. Nov 07 07, 7:02 PM
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myrab51
Crystal Springs
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Mauritius set aside a captive breeding population of Aldabra tortoise. It is the last species out of the 18 that were originally on the islands in this area.
Reply #17. Nov 07 07, 9:09 PM
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| DovBear
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The Mauritius Scout Association begun in 1912 that's pretty good considering that the world of scouting only got its start in 1907.
Reply #18. Nov 09 07, 2:56 AM
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maskman22
Go Phillies!
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The country includes the islands of Mauritius, St. Brandon, Rodrigues and the Agalega Islands. Mauritius is part of the Mascarene Islands, with the French island of Réunion to the southwest and the island of Rodrigues to the east-northeast.
Reply #19. Nov 10 07, 12:26 PM
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MissVoldy
Esbjerg
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The day of independence in Mauritius, is the 12th of March.
Reply #20. Nov 10 07, 1:55 PM
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