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CAPITAL Port Louis
AREA 1,860sq km
POPULATION 1.1 million
LANGUAGE English
CURRENCY Mauritian ruppee
TIME GMT +4 hours
TELEPHONE CODES 00 230
ELECTRICITY 220V or 125V, 50 Hz
 
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Visas: not required by most visitors.

Public holidays: New Year?s Day; 2 Jan; Eid-ul-Fitr; Chinese Spring Festival (Jan/Feb); Independence Day (12 March); Eid-ul-Adha; Labour Day; Prophet?s Birthday; 1 Nov; Diwali; Christmas.

Good buys: The best things to buy are model ships, clothing, Indian fabrics, footwear, basket work and embroidery.

Local dishes: Local restaurants serve Creole cuisine as well as more simple food, including grilled fish and meat.

Good reading: Bernadin de St Pierre's romantic novel Paul et Virginie is a good read for background information on the island.
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