| Mauritius is a densely populated island of around 1.2 million people. Mauritius is one of the rare authentically cosmopolitan societies. It is a plural society where all the ethnic groups present: Hindus, Muslims, Creoles, Chinese and Europeans live in peace and where all the ancestral cultures have been preserved.
Most Mauritians are bilingual being equally fluent in French and English. English is the official language, but French and Creole are widely spoken.
Mauritius is an island with surface area of 720 square miles, situated just above the Tropic of Capricorn, in the south of Indian Ocean. Being of a volcanic origin, Mauritius has a central plateau, which is about 400 meters above sea level.
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