Mauritius is an island nation located off the southeast coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean. In addition to the main island of Mauritius, the country includes several other islands. Mauritius gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1968 and is now a parliamentary republic. The main languages spoken are Mauritian Creole, French, and English, although English is the only official language.

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40. Mauritius, officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island nation off the
southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about
870 kilometres (540 mi) east of Madagascar. In addition to the island of
Mauritius, the Republic includes the islands of Cargados Carajos, Rodrigues,
Tromelin and the Agalega Islands. Mauritius Island is part of the Mascarene
Islands, with the French island of Réunion 170 km (110 mi) to the southwest
and the island of Rodrigues 570 km (350 mi) to the east. The area of Mauritius
is 2040 km2; its capital city is Port Louis.
The United Kingdom took control of the islands in 1810, from France during
the Napoleonic Wars, and Mauritius became independent from the UK in 1968.
It is a parliamentary republic and is a member of the United Nations, Southern
African Development Community, the Common Market for Eastern and
Southern Africa, the African Union, La Francophonie and the Commonwealth
of Nations.
The main languages spoken in Mauritius are Mauritian Creole, French and
English. English is the only official language but the lingua franca is Mauritian
Creole and the newspapers and television programmes are usually in French.
(Source: Wikipedia)