Interesting facts about the island of Mauritius
Mauritius is part of the Mascarene Islands together with Rodrigues and La Reunion. Each group or group of islands is called an archipelago. Thus, the archipelago, here relating to Mauritius, Rodrigues and Reunion was formed by undersea volcanic eruptions. Mauritius and Rodrigues were formed about 10 million years ago and are now volcanically active. The island of Mauritius has been designed around a central plateau. However, shows that the central plateau, the highest mountain of Mauritius,Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire. This mountain is about 828 meters (2,717 feet) in height and is located in the south-west of Mauritius.
Mauritius has a tropical climate together with the South-east trade winds from time to time on the island. The warm and sunny weather during the summer are one of the elements that a large proportion of tourists to Mauritius. Normally, the summer in Mauritius is one of the months of May to November. MonthsNovember to April storms tend to affect the island. On the other side, there is winter in Mauritius during the months from May to November. The temperature during this time, which can reach 15 degrees Celsius or below on the central plateau. But in general, the winter tends to be dry in Mauritius and not as hard as in other countries.
The capital of Mauritius is called Port Louis and is located in north-west. Other important cities on the island are Curepipe, Flacq, Quatre Bornes, RoseHill, Vacoas and Phoenix among others. The natural beauty that surrounds Mauritius is great. Thus, one can also describe aspects of 'island in the early days of its existence. Over time, land development and construction was necessary. In fact, after Mauritius somehow lost part of its beauty. But places like the Black River Gorges is still present and shows a concrete example of the dense forest in its pristine nature, the various species of birds receivingand unique plants.
Moreover, since gaining independence March 12, 1968 Mauritius has developed significantly. Mauritius has developed from a low income to middle-income diversified agricultural economy based. This diversified economy consists of tourism, industrial and financial sectors. It 'important to note that the economy of Mauritius is based on textiles, sugar cane and tourism industry. However, the different sectorsdevelopment of good. Moreover, Mauritius can be proud to have achieved the highest per capita income among African countries. Plantations of sugar cane can be used for about 90 percent of arable land in Mauritius account and can get about 25 percent of the country's income, even though the sugar industry is heavily compromised, because the changes in the world market sugar. The government of Mauritius is focused on bringing foreign investment to the island. The government of Mauritius is alsoInvestments in the banking sector.
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