1, the Republic of Mauritius, referred to as Mauritius, is an island country in eastern Africa. Although located in Africa, but 2200 kilometers away from the African continent, there are no pure black people in the territory, mainly of Indo-Pakistani descent, mixed-race, Chinese and white descent. With a land area of 2,040 square kilometers, a population of 1.26 million, a total GDP of $12.186 billion and a per capita GDP of $9,671.43, it is the second highest per capita GDP in Africa, second only to Seychelles.
2, Mauritius has about 40,000 Chinese, compared to other countries, the country's Chinese status is higher, the right to speak is larger, many people work in government agencies, the local currency is printed with the head of the Chinese Zhu Meilin, which is rare in countries around the world. Chu has made a great contribution to the development of the country and was once the minister of Mauritius at a very high level.
3, Port Louis takes its name from King Louis XV of France, the capital of Mauritius, but also the largest city and main port of the country, founded in 1735. Port Louis currently has the largest container transshipment equipment in the Indian Ocean region and the second largest financial center in Africa after Johannesburg, the city's financial tower, the underground vault gate is 80 cm thick and made of titanium alloy.
4, Mauritius implements a free education policy, locals from kindergarten to university are all free, primary schools at 10:00 a.m. milk to drink, 2:30 p.m. fruit, secondary school students every Thursday afternoon is a labor class, participate in various types of social practice, cultivate students' hands-on ability.
5, Suillac is a port city in the south of the island of Mauritius, in the Celtic language, the word Suillac has the meaning of "wild boar infested mud, swampy land", compared to distant Africa, here is closer to France, only 600 kilometers, now come here for a holiday mostly French. Most of the houses by the sea are invested and developed by the French.
6, the wage level of Mauritius, in Africa is a high income, but the country's economy in the tourism industry accounted for a large part, up and down fluctuations, especially in the past two years, affected by the epidemic, the overall decline. At present, most people's monthly income is between 3086 and 6896 yuan, and there is also a gap between the rich and the poor in the local area, and the main industries are monopolized.
7, Rose Hill is the second largest city in Mauritius, although it is known as the second largest city, but the population is only 120,000 people, the scale is not as large as our small county. Don't look at the small number of people, here is an important commercial and trade center in Mauritius, especially the sugar processing industry is developed, there are more than 300 sugar enterprises in the local area, the first in Africa.
8, the University of Mauritius was established in 1965, is the earliest established university in Mauritius and the only public university in the country. The school has five colleges, four research centers, and more than 14,000 students. Most of the country's politicians and business people have graduated from the school. Inside the school there is a huge statue of Marie Curie, which is 5 meters high.
9, the local public medical care in Mauritius is free, from outpatient to specialist hospitals, including the patient's three meals a day are not charged, family members can not accompany, there are special nurses in the hospital. If the patient wants to see the family, he can press the button in the ward to call the family member directly, or let the family come to the hospital at 10 a.m. every day to visit.
10, in history, Mauritius has been a colony of the Netherlands and France, especially France, the colonization time is longer, the greatest impact on the local area, to this day, the local city street signs, signs, street names are in French, and most of the residents also know French, come here, let people have a feeling of being in France.
11, Mauritius belongs to the subtropical marine climate, the whole year is divided into rain and drought two seasons, the territory basically has no mineral resources, but the animal and plant resources are rich, many are unique to the island, such as the tall king palm that only opens once in 100 years, the rare animal tea falcon and the pink pigeon. There is an exclusive economic zone of 2.3 million square kilometers, rich in fishery resources, rich in shrimp, crabs, tuna and so on.
12, The island of Mauritius was formed by volcanic eruptions, the coast is a plain; the central part is a plateau, and the country is divided into 7 regions and 5 municipalities. The buildings in the territory are diverse, ranging from Western-style parliament buildings and town halls to Arab-style mosques, Indian-style temples and Chinese-style temples.
13, nowadays many rich people choose to come to Mauritius for vacation, for the convenience of vacation, many people buy houses in the local area, which has caused local house prices to rise, especially close to resorts and houses by the sea. At present, the price of houses in Mauritius is between 13,000 and 45,000 (RMB) per square meter, and the prices in small inland cities are relatively cheap, most of them live in locals, and the sea view houses are some foreign vacationers and local local tycoons.
14, the official language of Mauritius is English, due to the historical relationship with France, the local people generally speak French, some local schools teach in French, in addition, all ethnic groups in the territory have their own mother tongue and dialect, such as Hindi, Bojibri and China's Hakka dialect and dozens of languages and dialects, the exchange between the various ethnic groups is mainly English or Creole.
15, the Mauritian economy is dominated by sugar industry, export processing industry, tourism and financial industry, of which the foreign exchange income of the sugar industry accounts for nearly half of the total income, and the enterprises in the export processing zone are mainly domestic capital. Tourism is the third largest foreign exchange-earning industry in Mauritius, accounting for about 7.8% of gross GDP. Animal husbandry is underdeveloped, with 80% dairy products and 90% beef imported, and pork, chicken and vegetables are basically subsistence.
16, Mauritius has no regular army, only more than 5,000 police, no railway, transport mainly by road, sea and air transport, of which the country's largest airport, Ramgoolam International Airport in Plaisance, was built with the assistance of our country.
17, Mauritius is a tourist country, a lot of things need to be imported, the local price is higher than the domestic, a pound of tomatoes 8 pieces (RMB), a pound of apples 18, a bag of instant noodles the cheapest also 6 pieces, a piece of soap cheapest 12, but some local chicken and vegetable prices are basically the same as the domestic. In addition, accommodation is also quite expensive, especially in the tourist season, many hotels are 1 to 2 times more expensive than usual.
18, Mauritian locals are generally friendly to the countrymen, most of them are very warm, but there are also cases of ripping off customers.