Mauritius

Summary Location: Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar Population: 1,250,882 (July 2007 est.) Capital: name: Port Louis geographic coordinates: 20 10 S, 57 30 E time difference: UTC+4 (9 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) GDP per capita: $13,500 (2006 est.)

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