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Mauritius Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link=no ; mfe, label=Mauritian Creole, Moris ), officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about off the southeast coast of the African continent, east of Madagascar. It incl ...
is an
island nation An island country, island state or an island nation is a country whose primary territory consists of one or more islands or parts of islands. Approximately 25% of all independent countries are island countries. Island countries are historically ...
in the
Indian Ocean The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or ~19.8% of the water on Earth's surface. It is bounded by Asia to the north, Africa to the west and Australia to the east. To the south it is bounded by th ...
about off the southeast coast of the
Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...
n continent. Since independence in 1968, Mauritius has developed from a low-income, agriculture-based economy to a middle-income diversified economy. The economy is based on
tourism Tourism is travel for pleasure or business; also the theory and practice of touring (disambiguation), touring, the business of attracting, accommodating, and entertaining tourists, and the business of operating tour (disambiguation), tours. Th ...
, textiles, sugar, and financial services. In recent years, information and communication technology, seafood, hospitality and property development, healthcare, renewable energy, and
education Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty. Va ...
and training have emerged as important sectors, attracting substantial investment from both local and foreign investors.


Notable firms

This list includes notable
companies A company, abbreviated as co., is a legal entity representing an association of people, whether natural, legal or a mixture of both, with a specific objective. Company members share a common purpose and unite to achieve specific, declared go ...
with primary
headquarters Headquarters (commonly referred to as HQ) denotes the location where most, if not all, of the important functions of an organization are coordinated. In the United States, the corporate headquarters represents the entity at the center or the to ...
located in the country. The industry and sector follow the
Industry Classification Benchmark The Industry Classification Benchmark (ICB) is an industry classification taxonomy launched by Dow Jones and FTSE in 2005 and now used by FTSE International and STOXX. It is used to segregate markets into sectors within the macroeconomy. The ICB ...
taxonomy. Organizations which have ceased operations are included and noted as defunct. File:Sugarcane plantation in Mauritius (reduced colour saturation).jpg,
Sugar cane Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of (often hybrid) tall, perennial grass (in the genus ''Saccharum'', tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar production. The plants are 2–6 m (6–20 ft) tall with stout, jointed, fibrous stalks t ...
plantation in Mauritius. File:Mauritius 23.08.2009 13-56-13.jpg, The Caudan Waterfront. File:The Bank of Mauritius tower (in the centre).jpg,
Bank of Mauritius Tower The Bank of Mauritius Tower (also known as Bank of Mauritius Building or Bank of Mauritius Headquarters) is a skyscraper in Port Louis, the capital of Mauritius, and a home to Bank of Mauritius. It is the tallest building of the country. When me ...
in
Port Louis Port Louis (french: Port-Louis; mfe, label= Mauritian Creole, Polwi or , ) is the capital city of Mauritius. It is mainly located in the Port Louis District, with a small western part in the Black River District. Port Louis is the country's ec ...
. File:Images of the Thirteen Islands of St Brandon Cargados Carajos 39.jpg, Flora, Fauna and landscapes from The Thirteen Islands of
St. Brandon It is highly likely that the name Saint Brandon was derived from the French sailors and corsairs that sailed to and from Britanny, after a town called Saint-Brandan. It has since been Anglicised to Saint Brandon and is also known as the Cargad ...
File:Images of the Thirteen Islands of St Brandon Cargados Carajos 40.jpg, Flora, Fauna and landscapes from The Thirteen Islands of
St. Brandon It is highly likely that the name Saint Brandon was derived from the French sailors and corsairs that sailed to and from Britanny, after a town called Saint-Brandan. It has since been Anglicised to Saint Brandon and is also known as the Cargad ...
File:Images of the Thirteen Islands of St Brandon Cargados Carajos 41.jpg, Flora, Fauna and landscapes from The Thirteen Islands of
St. Brandon It is highly likely that the name Saint Brandon was derived from the French sailors and corsairs that sailed to and from Britanny, after a town called Saint-Brandan. It has since been Anglicised to Saint Brandon and is also known as the Cargad ...
File:Images of the Thirteen Islands of St Brandon Cargados Carajos 42.jpg, Flora, Fauna and landscapes from The Thirteen Islands of
St. Brandon It is highly likely that the name Saint Brandon was derived from the French sailors and corsairs that sailed to and from Britanny, after a town called Saint-Brandan. It has since been Anglicised to Saint Brandon and is also known as the Cargad ...
File:Images of the Thirteen Islands of St Brandon Cargados Carajos 43.jpg, Flora, Fauna and landscapes from The Thirteen Islands of
St. Brandon It is highly likely that the name Saint Brandon was derived from the French sailors and corsairs that sailed to and from Britanny, after a town called Saint-Brandan. It has since been Anglicised to Saint Brandon and is also known as the Cargad ...
File:Images of the Thirteen Islands of St Brandon Cargados Carajos 44.jpg, Flora, Fauna and landscapes from The Thirteen Islands of
St. Brandon It is highly likely that the name Saint Brandon was derived from the French sailors and corsairs that sailed to and from Britanny, after a town called Saint-Brandan. It has since been Anglicised to Saint Brandon and is also known as the Cargad ...
File:Images of the Thirteen Islands of St Brandon Cargados Carajos 45.jpg, Flora, Fauna and landscapes from The Thirteen Islands of
St. Brandon It is highly likely that the name Saint Brandon was derived from the French sailors and corsairs that sailed to and from Britanny, after a town called Saint-Brandan. It has since been Anglicised to Saint Brandon and is also known as the Cargad ...
File:Images of the Thirteen Islands of St Brandon Cargados Carajos 46.jpg, Flora, Fauna and landscapes from The Thirteen Islands of
St. Brandon It is highly likely that the name Saint Brandon was derived from the French sailors and corsairs that sailed to and from Britanny, after a town called Saint-Brandan. It has since been Anglicised to Saint Brandon and is also known as the Cargad ...
File:Images of the Thirteen Islands of St Brandon Cargados Carajos 47.jpg, Flora, Fauna and landscapes from The Thirteen Islands of
St. Brandon It is highly likely that the name Saint Brandon was derived from the French sailors and corsairs that sailed to and from Britanny, after a town called Saint-Brandan. It has since been Anglicised to Saint Brandon and is also known as the Cargad ...
File:Images of the Thirteen Islands of St Brandon Cargados Carajos 48.jpg, Flora, Fauna and landscapes from The Thirteen Islands of
St. Brandon It is highly likely that the name Saint Brandon was derived from the French sailors and corsairs that sailed to and from Britanny, after a town called Saint-Brandan. It has since been Anglicised to Saint Brandon and is also known as the Cargad ...


See also

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Stock Exchange of Mauritius The Stock Exchange of Mauritius (SEM) (french: Bourse de Maurice); is an organization responsible for the operation of Economy of Mauritius, Mauritius's primary stock exchange located at Port Louis. The SEM operates two markets: the Official Marke ...
in MUR *
Economy of Mauritius The economy of Mauritius is a mixed developing economy based on agriculture, exports, financial services, and tourism. Since the 1980s, the government of Mauritius has sought to diversify the country's economy beyond its dependence on just agricul ...
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Mascarene Islands The Mascarene Islands (, ) or Mascarenes or Mascarenhas Archipelago is a group of islands in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar consisting of the islands belonging to the Republic of Mauritius as well as the French department of Réunion. Thei ...
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St Brandon It is highly likely that the name Saint Brandon was derived from the French sailors and corsairs that sailed to and from Britanny, after a town called Saint-Brandan. It has since been Anglicised to Saint Brandon and is also known as the Cargado ...
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Cargados Carajos It is highly likely that the name Saint Brandon was derived from the French sailors and corsairs that sailed to and from Britanny, after a town called Saint-Brandan. It has since been Anglicised to Saint Brandon and is also known as the Cargado ...
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Mauritius Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link=no ; mfe, label=Mauritian Creole, Moris ), officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about off the southeast coast of the African continent, east of Madagascar. It incl ...
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Île Raphael Île Raphael within the Madagascar Hotspot in the Indian Ocean. (called after Mme. Veuve Raphaël -1820s ) is an island in the Cargados Carajos shoals ( Saint Brandon), a group of thirty outer islands of Mauritius. Île Raphael is the operati ...
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Avocaré Island Avocaré Island (Avoquer, L'Avocaire) is an island located in the Cargados Carajos shoals, a group of outer islands of Mauritius, and one of the Thirteen Islands of St Brandon held under permanent lease since 1901 and under permanent grant sin ...
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Permanent Grant A 999-year lease, under historic Common Law, is a Permanent Lease of property. Permanent Lease locations are in Britain, its former colonies and the Commonwealth. A former colony, the Republic of Mauritius (The Raphael Fishing Company Ltd v. The Sta ...
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L'île du Sud L'île du Sud (South Island, l'île Boisées) is an island located in the Cargados Carajos shoals, a group of outer islands of Mauritius, one of thirteen islands of St. Brandon, held under permanent lease since 1901 and under Permanent Grant ...
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L'île du Gouvernement l'île du Gouvernement is an island in the St. Brandon It is highly likely that the name Saint Brandon was derived from the French sailors and corsairs that sailed to and from Britanny, after a town called Saint-Brandan. It has since been An ...
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999-year lease A 999-year lease, under historic common law, is an essentially permanent lease of property. The lease locations are mainly in Britain, its former colonies, and the Commonwealth. A former colony, the Republic of Mauritius (''The Raphael Fishing Com ...
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Permanent Grant A 999-year lease, under historic Common Law, is a Permanent Lease of property. Permanent Lease locations are in Britain, its former colonies and the Commonwealth. A former colony, the Republic of Mauritius (The Raphael Fishing Company Ltd v. The Sta ...
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L'ÃŽle Coco L'ÃŽle Coco (Coco Island) is a Mascarene Island located in the Cargados Carajos shoals, a group of outer islands of Mauritius within an archipelago. L'ÃŽle Coco is one of the thirteen islands of the Cargados Carajos shoals held under Permane ...
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Privy Council of the United Kingdom The Privy Council (PC), officially His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, is a formal body of advisers to the sovereign of the United Kingdom. Its membership mainly comprises senior politicians who are current or former members of e ...
* * , Portuguese word meaning, among other things, "penis-shaped island" *
Casting (fishing) In angling, casting is the act of the angler throwing the bait and hook (or a lure) out over the water, typically by slinging a fishing line manipulated by a long, elastic fishing rod. The term itself may also be used for setting out a net w ...
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Fishing tournament A fishing tournament, or derby, is an organised competition among anglers. Fishing tournaments typically take place as a series of competitive events around or on a clearly defined body of water with specific rules applying to each event. They can ...
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Fly Casting Analyzer The Fly Casting Analyzer is a research tool for understanding fly casting, developed in 2003 by Bruce Richards of Scientific Anglers and Noel Perkins, a professor of engineering at the University of Michigan. The Fly Casting Analyzer is a unique ...
* Joan Wulff


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Mauritius Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link=no ; mfe, label=Mauritian Creole, Moris ), officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about off the southeast coast of the African continent, east of Madagascar. It incl ...