Mauritius

                             Mauritius (pronounced /məˈrɪʃəs/; French: L’île Maurice  pronounced: [lil mɔˈʁis], Mauritian Creole: Moris), officially the Republic of Mauritius (French: République 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. In addition to the island of Mauritius, the Republic includes the islands of Cargados Carajos, Rodrigues  and the Agalega Islands. Mauritius is part of the Mascarene Islands, with the French island of Réunion  200 km (120 mi) to the southwest and the island of Rodrigues 570 km (350 mi) to the northeast.
                 

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