Location: In the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar
Size: 36 miles by 25 miles
Capital: Port Louis
Population: 1.1 Million
Local Time: GMT + 4 hours
Language: English, Creole, French
Currency: Mauritian Rupee
Country Code: 00 230

Mauritius (Ile Maurice in French) is a small tropical island of the Indian Ocean. It is an independent, democratic, and sovereign country. Having no mineral resources, it lives mainly on sugar, textile and tourism.