10 Things You Might Not Know About Mauritius

Did you know?
1.	Although the Portuguese were the first Europeans to visit Mauritius, the Dutch claimed the island in 1598 and called it Maurice de Nassau, Prince of Orange.
2.	It is thought that the last dodo (flightless bird) died in Mauritius in 1681.
3.	Mauritius obtained independence from Britain in 1968. The country was declared a Republic in 1992.
4.	Mauritius was devastated by cyclones Claudette in 1979 and Hollanda in 1994.
5.	The population of Mauritius is 1.24 million, according to 2006 estimates.
6.	Approximately 86% of the population is literate.
7.	Mauritius had a per capita gross domestic product (GDP) of US$13,200 in 2005. The economy grew by 3.1% in 2005.
8.	Unemployment in Mauritius is currently running at around 10.5%.
9.	Mauritius has a workforce of approximately 570,000.
10.	Mauritius is ranked as the 46th least corrupt country in the world on the 2011 Corruption Perceptions Index by Transparency International, a global measure of corruption amongst public officials and politicians.
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