Abbreviation of the country in Chinese: Mauritius
Name of the country in English: The Republic of Mauritius
Continent: Africa
Area: 2040 sq km (including dependencies)
Capital: Port-Louis
Capital. English name: Port-Louis
Brief facts and history
Island in the southwestern Indian Ocean.
Originally a desert island, it came under Dutch rule in 1598, was occupied by France in 1715, and became a British colony in 1814. Since then, large numbers of slaves, prisoners, and freedmen from America, Africa, and India have been brought here to settle the land.On March 12, 1968, it declared independence and adopted a viceroyalty system, with the Queen of England as its head of state.It switched to a **** and system in March 1992