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Mauritius (Port Louis)
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Although known to Arab and Malay sailors as early as the 10th century, Mauritius was first explored by the Portuguese in the 16th century and subsequently settled by the Dutch - who named it in honor of Prince Maurits van NASSAU - in the 17th century. The French assumed control in 1715, developing the island into an important naval base overseeing Indian Ocean trade, and establishing a plantation economy of sugar cane. The British captured the island in 1810, during the Napoleonic Wars. Mauritius remained a strategically important British naval base, and later an air station, playing an important role during World War II for anti-submarine and convoy operations, as well as the collection of signal intelligence. Independence from the UK was attained in 1968. A stable democracy with regular free elections and a positive human rights record, the country has attracted considerable foreign investment and has earned one of Africa's highest per capita incomes.
Administrative divisions (2,027 GPS Maps)
Agalega Islands
Cargados Carajos
Grand Port
Mauritius (general)
Pamplemousses
Plaines Wilhems
Riviere du Rempart
Savanne
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Mauritius (Port Louis):
GPS points from Mauritius (Port Louis)
Booby Island Rodrigues
L'amitie Riviere Du Rempart District
Camisard Point Flacq District
Post Of Flacq Flacq District
Pointe Petite Riviere Black River District
Grande Baie Mauritius (general)
Butte Aux Papayes Pamplemousses District
Creoles Riviere Grand Port District
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