is mauritius a country
Mauritius (/mÉËrÉªÊÉs/ ; French: Maurice), officially the Republic of Mauritius (French: Republique rÃ©publique De), maurice is an island nation in The Indian ocean 2,000 2000 (1,200 1200) mi off the southeast coast of The african. continenthe first historical evidence of the existence of an island now known as Mauritius is on a map produced by the Italian cartographer Alberto Cantino in 1502. From this, it appears that Mauritius was first named Dina Arobi during the Middle Ages by Arab sailors, the first people to visit the island.