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Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Mauritius


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MauritiusComprised of a couple dozen small islands and the main namesake island, MAURITIUS is an island country situated in Southeastern Africa in the Indian Ocean. The much larger island of Madagascar is west of Mauritius. Mauritius' capital is Port Louis, which is situated along the northwestern coast of Mauritius island. Other communities include Centre de Flacq, Grand Baie, Mahébourg, Pamplemousses, Phoenix, Rose Belle, Souillac, Tamarin, Triolet, and Vacoas. The currency is the Mauritian Rupee, and its ISO 4217 currency code is MUR.

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