MAURITIUS
(Island Republic of Mauritius)

Capital: Port Luis (Louis)
Currency: Mauritian rupee (MUR) 1 rupee = 100 cents.
Population: 1,2 million people
Government: Democracy
Language: English, French, Creole
Religion: mainly Hindus (49%)
GDP (PPS): 28 bln. dollars of the USA (2018)
Area: 2,040 km. quarter.

ABOUT THE ISLAND

Mauritius, officially the Republic of Mauritius, is the island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately in 2000 kilometers from the southeast coast of the African continent. Mauritius - the small island, but to reach Mauritius, is required 4 hours of flight from Johannesburg / South Africa or 12 hours of flight from Paris / France or 13 hours from London / Great Britain. The largest island of group of the islands of Maskarenes is La Reunion (which belongs to France). Mauritius has the coastline about 150 km / 93 miles long. Port Louis - the capital of Mauritius. It is the most densely populated city from about 150 000 inhabitants. Mauritius is the most densely populated country on the African continent and also one of the most prospering and rich countries of the continent.

TOURISM

Visit Port Louis: Caudan Embankment as main shopping center. It is very much recommended to visit the Museum of post office. There you can see the well-known stamp "Blue Mauritius" which is the first stamp. It shows the Queen Victoria on a blue background. Admire "Seven color lands" in plains Chamarel. It is possible to feed also gigansky overland turtles in the nachionalny reserve. Visit Hindu temples: the Hinduism is the main religion on the island where nearly a half of the population of the Mauritians belonging to this religion. Swim for a while with dolphins in the gulf Tamarin and you descend on diving on reeves. Or to Le Morna Brabant - rise on the mountain in the southwest of the island with voskhtitilelny types.

RESTAURANTS

On the tiny island only 1 million people, Mauritius has incredibly rich and various culture of a dining filled with influences of its inhabitants of inhabitants (Creole, French, Chinese and Indian). The island is also blessed with fertile soil therefore local products are improbable - from super-dimensional vegetables to sweet fruit.
Street food is fantastic on Mauritius - you can receive everything from fresh coconut water, the cut fruit covered with Chile and sugar, the hot curry with vinegar and a pickles which is wrapped up by oily bread and the Chinese noodles. On Mauritius there are also fantastic restaurants - from local snackbars with authentic dishes to refined places where serve the dishes Mauritian a fusion.