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  2. Mauritius - Wikipedia

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    Mauritius, [a] officially the Republic of Mauritius, [b] is an island country in the Indian Ocean, about 2,000 kilometres (1,100 nautical miles) off the southeastern coast of East Africa, east of Madagascar. It includes the main island (also called Mauritius), as well as Rodrigues, Agaléga, and St. Brandon (Cargados Carajos shoals).

  3. Outline of Mauritius - Wikipedia

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    The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Mauritius: Mauritius – sovereign island nation located in the southwest Indian Ocean about 900 kilometres (560 mi) east of Madagascar. [1] In addition to the Island of Mauritius, the republic includes the islands of St. Brandon, Rodrigues and the Agaléga Islands.

  4. Religion in Mauritius - Wikipedia

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    Today, Hinduism is a major religion in Mauritius, representing 48.54% of the total population of the country according to the 2011 census carried out by Statistics Mauritius. [2] [8] [9] This makes Mauritius the country having the highest percentage of Hindus in Africa and third highest percentage of Hindus in the world after Nepal and India ...

  5. Geography of Mauritius - Wikipedia

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    Mauritius is an island off Africa's southeast coast located in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar. ... Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) 9 10 8 7 6 4 4 5 3 3 3 6 68

  6. List of country groupings - Wikipedia

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    MART: Middle East, Africa, Russia and Turkey; MEA: Middle East and Africa [citation needed] MEASEA : Middle East, Africa and South East Asia [citation needed] MEESA: Middle East, Eastern and Southern Africa [citation needed] MEISA: Middle East, Indian Subcontinent and Africa [13] MENA: Middle East and North Africa

  7. Mascarene Islands - Wikipedia

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    Mauritius is located 900 km east of Madagascar. It has an area of 1,865 km 2. The highest point is 828 meters above sea level. Mauritius is the most populous of the Mascarene Islands, [1] with a population of 1,252,964. Réunion is located 150 km southwest of Mauritius. It is the largest of the islands, with an area of 2,512 km 2.

  8. Mauritius and Reunion assess damage from Indian Ocean cyclone ...

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    Belal ripped through the region off the east coast of Africa on Monday and early Tuesday but was now heading further into the Indian Ocean, the Mauritius Meteorological Services said.

  9. List of alternative country names - Wikipedia

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    United Republic of Tanzania (official, English), United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar (former, English), Deutsch-Ostafrika, together with Ruanda and Urundi (= German East Africa, colonial name until 1918). The country is named after Tanganyika, its mainland part, and the Zanzibar islands off its east coast. TGO Togo a