mauritius government

mauritius, officially the republic of mauritius (french: république de maurice), is an island nation off the coast of africa in the southwest indian ocean, about 900 kilometers east of madagascar. in addition to the island of mauritius, the republic includes the islands of st. brandon, rodrigues and the agalega islands. mauritius is part of the mascarene islands, with the french island of réunion 200 km to the southwest and the island of rodrigues 570 km to the east-northeast.