The Statistics Act of 2000 directed that all official censuses be conducted by the Central Statistics Office of Mauritius, as well as serve as the central depository for this information.

Diego Garcia and the Chagos Archipelago were administered by the colonial government on the island of Mauritius until 1965, when the United Kingdom purchased them from the self-governing government of Mauritius for £ 3 million, and declared them to be a separate British Overseas Territory.

In the southern hemisphere the winds are generally milder, but summer storms near Mauritius can be severe.

The following types of offshore activities can be conducted in Mauritius:

Against the background of this erosion, several years of drought and the general dependency of St Helena, in 1715 governor Isaac Pyke ( 1714 – 1719 ) made the serious suggestion to the Company that appreciable savings could be made by moving the population to Mauritius, evacuated by the French in 1710.

Indeed, as early as 1959, even before independence, Mauritius informed the World Meteorological Organization that it considered Tromelin to be part of its territory.

His name was never cleared during his lifetime, and Bower was never reinstated to what he believed should be his proper position in the colonial service: he was, in effect, demoted to the post of colonial secretary in Mauritius.

By this time, it was the only Vauxhall badged car to be sold in markets such as Mauritius and New Zealand: successor models assembled in the UK for sale in mainland Europe, such as the Astra, have been badged as Opels.

* Mauritius ( the whole island is considered to be a FTZ )

It is also possible that species from Mauritius, Comores and Seychelles might be included.

Vere ’ s grandfather Zachariah Meads was among the first British children to be born in Te Aro, Wellington, in 1843, and his grandmother Elizabeth Meads ( née Lazare ) was the daughter of an Irish minister who had educated freed slaves on the island of Mauritius before emigrating to Wanganui.

It can also be found in Mauritius, mainly in Floreal and in the upper Plain Wilhems, but it is thought that it was introduced there too.

A phylogenetic analysis using DNA ( see Psittacula ) showed that the Mauritius Parakeet ( Psittacula echo ) is closely related to this species, and probably needs to be placed between the African and Asian subspecies.

He is also the commander-in-chief. He is the de facto sovereign of Mauritius as the Office is considered to be the sovereignty of the Republic.

The constitution of the country stipulates that there shall be a President who shall be the Head of State and Commander-in-Chief of the Republic of Mauritius.

No person shall be eligible for election to the office of President unless he is a citizen of Mauritius who is not less than 40 years of age and has resided in Mauritius for a period of not less than 5 years immediately preceding the election.

Where the office of President is vacant, or the President is absent from Mauritius or is for any other reason unable to perform the functions of his office, those functions shall be performed by the Vice-President or where there is no Vice-President –

His gift of improvising songs charmed the Prince Regent into a declaration that something must be done for Hook, who was appointed accountant-general and treasurer of Mauritius with a salary of £ 2, 000 a year.

Traces of both Northern and Southern Indian cuisine can be found in Mauritius.

Mauritius and La Réunion are suitably placed to be desirable bases for both countries.

The UK has stated that it has no doubt about its sovereignty over the Chagos but has also said that the Chagos will be returned to Mauritius once the islands are no longer required for defense purposes.

Mauritius has always maintained that it has sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago but has not been able so far to exercise its sovereignty.

On his return to Mauritius, Garrioch was immediately appointed to the post of Crown Counsel, at a time in the 1950s when it was the Chief Justice who advised the Governor on the appointment of Law Officers and District Magistrates, and the established practice at the time was that members of the Bar who were to join the public service had to first be appointed as a District Magistrate ; only those thought to be of the highest caliber were then transferred to the Attorney-General's Office.

From those days, only the name Mauritius has remained.

Despite the only French naval victory ( during the Napoleonic Wars ) of Battle of Grand Port on 19 and 20 August 1810 by a fleet commanded by Pierre Bouvet, Mauritius was captured on 3 December 1810 by the British under Commodore Josias Rowley.

Mauritius is different from other African countries in close proximity because the largest group, and the majority of the population, is Indo-Mauritians ( people of Indian descent ) who make up 68 % of the population, while Creoles ( of African descent ) are only about a quarter of the population.

In 1883, basic telephony was introduced in Mauritius, only seven years after the invention of the telephone.

Even though Mauritius was a British colony, the British Overseas Airways Corporation ( B. O. A. C ) began to come to Mauritius only from 1962.

The 1, 500-member Special Mobile Force ( SMF ) and the 500-member National Coast Guard are the only two paramilitary units in Mauritius.

A holiday in Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Croatia, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, Guatemala, Hungary, Italy, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta ( for schools only ), Mauritius, Mexico, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Seychelles, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain.

However, while this is exceptionally high compared with its neighbors in Mauritius, Madagascar and the African continent, it is only 57 % of the 30, 140 euros per capita GDP of metropolitan France in 2007.

The economy of South Africa is the largest in Africa, accounts for 24 % of its Gross Domestic Product in terms of PPP, and is ranked as an upper-middle income economy by the World Bank, which makes the country one of only four countries in Africa represented in this category ( the others being Botswana, Gabon and Mauritius ).

* 1810: The Battle of Vieux Grand Port ( Great Old Port ) in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of the Island of Mauritius, was the only naval victory won by Napoleon.

However it has proved that teen models whether male or female play an important roles also in fashion industries like Akash Soukhee who is only sixteen and a half has been one of the male supermodels in Mauritius.

Undeniably, racing is one of the most popular sports in Mauritius now attracting regular crowds of 20, 000 people or more to the only racecourse of the island.

Mauritius uses the 999 emergency number for police contact only.

The only exceptions to this were Tobago, St. Lucia, Seychelles and Mauritius.

Another piece owned by Ferrary was the only known cover featuring both values of the first Mauritius " Post Office " stamps, which has been called " the greatest item in all philately ".

The feast of the Assumption on August 15 is a public holiday in many countries, including Austria, Belgium, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Ecuador, France, Germany ( Bavaria and Saarland only ), Greece, Lebanon, Lithuania, Italy, Malta, Mauritius, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Senegal, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland ( 8 cantons only ) and Vanuatu.

Nowadays, P. guentheri inhabits only Round Island, north-northeast of Mauritius.

Examples of driving license restrictions are Croatia, Dominican Republic, Israel, United Kingdom, Brazil, some states in Australia, France, Portugal, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Ireland, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, Spain, Austria, Norway, Hungary, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago, Japan, China, Hong Kong, Macau, Mauritius, South Korea, Romania, Singapore, Philippines, United Arab Emirates, India, Estonia, Finland, Saudi Arabia ( in March 2012 ), Switzerland, Slovenia, Republic of Ireland and New Zealand ( restricted licence only ), Russian Federation ( Russia ).

Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire ( 828 m ) is the highest peak on Mauritius, and the gentle hills of Rodrigues rise to only 390 m.

Bérenger, who is a Christian of French descent, is the only Prime Minister of Mauritius who was not a Hindu.

In 1998 it announced that the Mauritius kestrel – a species once reduced to only four birds-had been saved from extinction.

Kaya's death sparked a three-day riot, with widespread looting and a news-blackout that only fuelled the wildest rumours and threatened the social fabric of Mauritius.