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1. Mauritius is known officially as the Republic of Mauritius and gained independence from
the British government on March 12, 1968.
2. The Mauritius had a GDP amounting to 14.22 Billion Dollars for the year 2018.
3. The Attractions of Mauritius are:
Natural Attractions:
Casela Nature Park
It is a park that consist of water falls, forest with different animals and their famous
Casela Restaurant located at the top of a hill that offers a great view of the whole park.
Black River Gorges National Park
It is a vast national park that is full of trees and different kinds of plants and birds in
which they are known for such as Pink Pigeon that they thought extinct but not only that the
entrance is free.
Blue Bay Marine Park
An underwater park which is home 8 different varieties of corals and 72 species of fish.
This park also offers snorkeling, diving, and underwater sight-seeing where you enter a glass and
see the underwater creatures and corals.
Man-made Attractions:
Mon Plaisir Palace
An old Mauritius palace in located in the Pamplemousses Botanical Garden. Constructed
in 1735.
State House of Mauritius (Chateau du Reduit)
Mauritius. Official residence of the President of Mauritius. Current palace built in 1779.
Villebague palace
Mauritius Exquisite palace, built in 1740.
4. Which is one of the reasons why they are considered as a small state.
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HISTORY
The Dutch are the one who name the country Mauritius in honor of their Prince Mauritius van
Nassau. The Dutch settled from 1598-1710. The French succeeded control on 1715 developing
the island as a naval base overseeing the Indian Ocean trade, they are also the ones who establish
plantation economy of sugar cane. On 1810 the British capture the island during the Napoleonic
War through the treaty of Paris. It still became as a naval base used by the British until it also
became an air station playing an important role during World War II for anti-submarine and
convoy operations, as well as collection of signals intelligence.
NATURAL RESOURCES
What is Arable Land?
Arable land is a land being able to be plowed. In that case, it is land capable for planting
seeds for different crops. Plow is a tool that turn the soil upside down for the preparation of
putting seeds on the soil.
The arable land is one of the treasures of the Mauritius in terms of agriculture, for they
used this in planting crops and fruits such as: sugar cane, banana, and corn. Because they are
well known for exporting such goods, they leased arable lands from other nations like
Mozambique. In 2010, the Mauritian government leased 91 square miles of land from
Mozambican government for agricultural use.
Sugar Cane
Most of the sugarcane grown in Mauritius is through extensive plantations with 21
plantations accounting for more than half of the total land under sugarcane in Mauritius. Apart
from the that, the Mauritius also has a significant number of small-scale sugarcane farmers who
are estimated to be more than 30,000. Due to the growth of the other sectors such as tourism and
manufacturing, the prominence of sugar has dramatically diminished. During 2018 the number of
sugar farmers has dropped from 26,000 in 2010 to 13,000 in 2018.
Minerals
Mauritian basalt is of high quality and is primarily used in building and construction.
Lime in Mauritius is obtained from two primary sources, the coral sand around the island and the
local coral limestone. Lime use to comply with air, drinking water, wastewater, and solid waste
regulations.
Fish
The government of Mauritius set up the Ministry of Ocean Economy, Marine Resources,
Fisheries, and Shipping to manage its marine resources. Some of the most common fish caught
within Mauritius' waters include blue marlin, dogtooth tuna, black marlin, and yellowfin tuna.
The government of Mauritius cooperates with the governments of Japan and India to improve its
fishing industry. Fish farming is also common in Mauritius, and there are several species kept
including sea bream and channel bass.
Beautiful Scenery
Most of the tourists who visit Mauritius cite the islands natural beauty as the main factor
that attracted them to the island. Some of the most beautiful sights in Mauritius include the Île
aux Cerfs Island, Black River Gorges National Park, the city of Port Louis, and Ganga Talao.
TRIVIAS
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Dodo Bird
The dodo bird as far as the scientist known for was found during the times of the Dutch
Sailors land in Mauritius on 1598 and rumors say that the extinction of the birds was due to
being hunted and being eaten for it is a delicious and juicy bird. But scientist claimed that this
rumor is not true but the arrival of the Dutch Sailors is the real cause why this bird came to
extinction. As they land on the Mauritius came along to their ships are rats that ate the egg of the
dodo birds and the rat also became a competitor for the bird’s food. The reason behind why dodo
birds are only found in Mauritius is due to the ecosystem of the said island back in the history.
The ancestral pigeon lost its ability to fly because it had no natural predators on the said island
and the food is already on the ground. Because of that the birds adapt to the ecosystem of the
island and evolved as time goes by. The almost complete skeleton of the dodo bird is found in
the Durban Natural Science Museum located in South Africa.
Award
The Mauritius received the award for the “World’s Best Island Destination” by the
International Council of Pacific Area Travel Writers Association during the International
Tourism Borse. Mauritius won the award for 3 consecutive years from 2010-2012.
7 Colored Earth
The reason why it is called 7 colored earth is due to its color composed of red, brown,
violet, green, blue, purple, and yellow. The reason behind that is due to the tropical weather
conditions, all water-soluble elements such as silicon dioxide have been washed out; the other
reason is due to the slow decomposition of volcanic lava (or basalt) into clay minerals over
millennia.
Hotels
Constance Le Prince Maurice
Constance Belle Mare Plage
The St. Regis Mauritius Resort
Four Seasons Resort Mauritius at Anahita
Royal Palm Resort
SMALL STATE PROBLEMS
“Territories: Mauritius vs UK for Chago Archipelago Control”
What is Chagos Archipelago?
Chagos Archipelago is a small island which the UK Government purchased and took
control in 1965.
What is the issue?
The dispute between Mauritius and UK began from the day the UK separated Chagos
Island 3 years before the Mauritius gained independency from UK. In addition, the UK evicted
some of its population and transferred it to Mauritius and Seychelles (another island country in
Indian Ocean) for the reason of making the Diego Garcia Island as a US military base. It is
without a doubt a violation against human rights and international law. Sighting Art. 7 of Rome
Statute it is said that “deportation or forcible transfer of a population is defined as a crime
against human rights.”
On the decision made by the International Court of Justice on Feb. 2019 about the actions
made by the UK was found guilty of violating the human rights of the Chagos Citizen. The ICJ
gave the UK 6-month period in order to surrender control of the Chagos Archipelago to the
Mauritius government or else their position in the UN security council will be in jeopardy. From
the past years UK made different promises(50M Expenditures for 10 yrs.) to the Chagaussians
but continued to disappoint and failed to fulfill their promises to the citizen of Chago
Archipelago. As of today, UK didn’t make any actions and continue to uphold sovereignty to
Chago Archipelago even being threatened by the UN about their permanent membership to the
Security Council of the United Nations.
“Environment: Coral Reef Rehabilitation”
As a small state that is located in the middle of the Indian Ocean, Mauritius became
known to their beautiful beaches and underwater adventures. But as time goes by, these natural
environments had faced a problem just like any other countries. As of today, the coral reefs of
the island are facing a destruction due to climate change. As of 2007 Mauritius lost 70% of its
live coral reefs due to coral breaching cause by the rising temperature in the past few years;
because of that the UN decided to help the Mauritius and Seychelles who’s also encountering the
same situation. On November 27, 2018, the UN donated 10 Million dollars for the rehabilitation
Mauritius and Seychelles coral reefs starting this 2020. The reason behind the long preparation is
to make sure that they have the means and resources to start the project and achieve the
sustainable development of the coral reefs.
“Resources: Electricity”
As a small country who lacks different kinds of resources Mauritius face a problem in
which a state surely needs and it is electricity. The country serves its people by using thermal
plant which runs through coal and oil which we call fossil fuels. The burned oil and coal which
are heated and converted into electricity. But of course, sources of coal and oil is limited and the
country will need and alternative source of electricity to run the whole state. The Mauritius made
an alternative solution for the country in which they use the sugar cane stalks to use as substitute
for coal and oil. They dried and burned the sugar cane stalks then use in the thermal power plant.
And as country that exports and manufactures a lot of sugar, they surely have a huge amount of
sugar can stalks. In addition, they prepared themselves for increasing the use of renewable
energy by 35% until 2025. The 35% is not far off because they will put 11 solar parks and 2
wind farms in order to increase their use of alternative energy to provide for their citizens. (The
smoke secretion in the thermal plant is being captured and used for the carbonated soft drinks as
additional fizz).