1, Mauritius was a no-man's land before 1505, and the first person to step into this area was the Portuguese Mascolin, who has since experienced the colonial rule of the Netherlands, France and the United Kingdom, and has successively collected a large number of laborers from all over the world. Mauritius officially became independent on 12 March 1968.
2, The Republic of Mauritius (The Republic of Mauritius), referred to as Mauritius, is an island country in eastern Africa, located in the southwest of the Indian Ocean, about 800 kilometers away from Madagascar and 2200 kilometers away from the African continent.
3, although Mauritius is located in Africa, but there is no pure black in the territory, in the total population of 1.266 million people, Indian and Pakistani descent accounted for 69%, followed by European, European-African mixed and Chinese and other 14 ethnic groups.
4, the name Mauritius is named after Prince Morris of the Netherlands, which was briefly changed to "Île-de-France" during the French colonial period.
5, Mauritius is the only place in the world where you can walk with lions, in the Casera Park in Mauritius, as long as you are bold enough, you can walk with lions, provided that you sign a waiver agreement first, but also pay a high price ticket.
6, Mauritius land area of 2040 square kilometers, composed of a number of islands, belongs to the subtropical oceanic climate, divided into rain and drought two seasons, the main island of Mauritius Island is formed by volcanic eruptions, the highest peak of the M River is 826 meters high.
7, the seven-colored sand dunes in the southwest region of Mauritius will show seven peculiar colors, because the "basaltic lava" gradually dissolves into clay minerals, the color of the dunes will appear different colors with the change of weather temperature.
8, Mauritius is divided into 7 regions and 5 municipalities, the capital Port Louis, is the country's largest city, was founded in 1735, suez canal before the opening of the canal was once a must for the Eurasian route around the Cape of Good Hope.
9, in the impression of many people, the waterfall can only be seen on land, but near the sea of Mauritius, there is a waterfall in the ocean, when tourists sit on the helicopter and look down from above, they can find that there is a silver-white waterfall directly to the bottom of the sea, as if it is a 3D animation made by God, the scene is very spectacular.
10, Mauritius is a country with more women than men, and women account for 52% of the total population, the highest in Africa. There are 38 languages and dialects, and although the official language is English, the most spoken by the people is French and Creole.
11, many hotels in the south of Mauritius are particularly strange, they will have a certain standard of clothing for male customers, wearing slippers and shorts will be turned away, to wear long pants. But there are no rules for women.
12, Mauritius is one of the few rich countries in Africa, with a per capita GDP of 11003.97 US dollars, and its quality of life ranks first among African and Indian Ocean countries.
13, many places in Mauritius have the custom of worshipping the little brother, and the local Indians like to gather in a volcanic lake to bathe in the statue of the god Shiva, and also bathe their lingams (Hindu, male birth Z statue) and other sacred objects.
14, Mauritius has no regular combat troops, only 5,000 police, the task is to maintain social order.
15, Mauritius without railway, two airports, the largest of which Ramgoolam International Airport is built with the assistance of our country, can take off and land all large passenger and cargo aircraft.
16, Mauritius has developed education and is the only country in developing countries to achieve large, medium, and small schools, all free education. Implement welfare policies such as free medical care, unemployment benefits, and rice noodle price subsidies. There are 20 days of paid leave per year. Mauritius is also the only African country to designate the Spring Festival as an official holiday.
17, Mauritius is known as the original hometown of paradise, here beautiful scenery, beautiful scenery, is one of the world's top five wedding and honeymoon resorts, is also one of the first choice of celebrities and rich people resorts.
18, 2020, a Japanese cargo ship called "Wakashio", passing through the southeast waters of Mauritius, hit a reef, a large amount of crude oil leaked from the ship, dyeing the jewel-like sea surface ink, and a large number of people donated their hair to absorb oil!
19, in Mauritius, locals generally like to keep a group of dogs, generally a family of more than 3 common, for them dogs are family. Every morning you can see a lot of people walking their dogs by the sea.
20, the dodo once lived in Mauritius, but at the end of the 17th century, the dodo was extinct, and Mauritius is also the only country in the world to breed transitional dodos.
21, the local currency of Mauritius is called mauritian rupee, in 25 Mauritian rupees, printed with the head of the Chinese Zhu Meilin, his ancestral home is Meizhou, Guangdong, in the most difficult time in Mauritius, many times to contribute money, once served as the minister of many departments in Mauritius.
22, the Mauritius God of War Racecourse is the oldest and most popular racecourse in the Southern Hemisphere, and the second oldest horse racing club in the world, where the official flag-raising ceremony was held in Mauritius in 1968 to celebrate independence.
23, the Flag of Mauritius is a red symbol of the struggle for independence and freedom, blue means that Mauritius is located in the blue Southern Indian Ocean, yellow symbolizes the light of independence shines on the island nation, and green represents the country's agriculture and evergreen seasons.
24, Mauritius cars are driving on the left. Expats only need to have their own country-issued driving book to drive in Mauritius. When crossing the road, please look right and then look left, follow traffic laws, and ensure your safety.
25, Mauritius has a huge water lotus, up to a maximum diameter of about 2 meters, can withstand up to 30 pounds of weight.