what continent is mauritius
Mauritius (pronounced: IPA: /mÉËrÉªÊÉs/; French: Ãle Maurice /il mÉ'Êis/; Mauritian Creole: Maurice), officially the Republic of Mauritius, French: RÃ©publique de Maurice, is an island nation off the coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about 900 kilometres (560 mi) east of Madagascar.