Mauritius | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 13/12/2018

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Mauritius


00:02:37 1 Etymology
00:04:00 2 History
00:04:39 2.1 Dutch Mauritius (1638–1710)
00:05:28 2.2 French Mauritius (1715–1810)
00:08:27 2.3 British Mauritius (1810–1968)
00:17:42 2.4 Independence (since 1968)
00:22:28 2.5 Republic (since 1992)
00:25:35 3 Geography
00:30:11 4 Districts of Mauritius Island
00:30:27 5 Territorial dispute
00:30:37 5.1 Chagos Archipelago
00:32:46 5.1.1 Permanent Court of Arbitration
00:38:00 5.1.2 International Court of Justice
00:38:36 5.2 Tromelin
00:38:57 6 Biodiversity
00:41:14 6.1 The dodo
00:42:29 7 Environment and climate
00:44:34 8 Politics
00:47:33 8.1 Military
00:48:11 8.2 Foreign relations
00:49:30 8.3 Legal system
00:50:50 9 Demographics
00:52:58 10 Languages
00:54:59 11 Education
00:56:20 12 Economy
00:58:46 12.1 Tourism
00:59:20 12.2 Transport
01:00:29 12.3 Financial services
01:00:56 12.4 Information and communication technology
01:01:36 13 Culture
01:01:45 13.1 Art
01:02:04 13.2 Architecture
01:03:39 13.3 Literature
01:04:21 13.4 Music
01:04:39 13.5 Cuisine
01:04:59 13.6 Holidays and festivals
01:05:48 13.7 Sports
01:06:51 14 See also



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Mauritius ( (listen); French: Maurice), officially the Republic of Mauritius (French: République de Maurice), is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) off the southeast coast of the African continent. The country includes the islands of Mauritius and Rodrigues, 560 kilometres (350 mi) east of Mauritius, and the outer islands of Agaléga and St. Brandon. The islands of Mauritius and Rodrigues form part of the Mascarene Islands, along with nearby Reunion island. The area of the country is 2,040 km2 (790 sq mi). The capital and largest city is Port Louis. 
Formerly a French colony (1715–1810), Mauritius became a British colonial possession in 1810 and remained so until 1968, the year in which it attained independence. The British Crown colony of Mauritius once included the current territories of Mauritius, Rodrigues, the outer islands of Agaléga, St. Brandon, Chagos Archipelago, and Seychelles. The Mauritian territories gradually devolved with the creation of a separate colony of Seychelles in 1903 and the excision of the Chagos Archipelago in 1965. The sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago is disputed between Mauritius and the United Kingdom. The UK excised the archipelago from Mauritian territory in 1965, three years prior to Mauritian independence. The UK gradually depopulated the archipelago's local population and leased its biggest island, Diego Garcia, to the United States. Access to the Chagos Archipelago is prohibited to casual tourists, the media, and its former inhabitants. Mauritius also claims sovereignty over Tromelin Island from France.
The people of Mauritius are multiethnic, multicultural and multilingual. The island's government is closely modelled on the Westminster parliamentary system, and Mauritius is highly ranked for democracy and for economic and political freedom. The Human Development Index of Mauritius is the highest in Africa. Mauritius is a welfare state, the government provides free universal healthcare, education up to tertiary level for all its citizens and free public transport for students, senior citizens and the disabled. Along with the other Mascarene Islands, Mauritius is known for its varied flora and fauna, with many species endemic to the island. The island is widely known as the only known home of the dodo, which along with several other avian species, was made extinct by human activities relatively shortly after the island's settlement.