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  Mauritius   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Mauritius is part of the Mascarene Islands, with the French island of Réunion 200 km to the southwest.
Mauritius has been a stable democracy with regular free elections and a positive human rights record, and has attracted considerable foreign investment earning one of Africa's highest per capita incomes.
The head of state of Mauritius is the president, who is elected for a five-year term by the National Assembly, the unicameral Mauritian parliament.
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 Why War? Keywords: Mauritius   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
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The island of Mauritius itself is formed around a central plateau, with its highest peak in the southwest, Mont Piton at 828 m.
The official languages of Mauritius are English and French, of which French is still the most widely used one, even though the French lost control over the island about 200 years ago.
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 Category:Foreign relations by country - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 Mauritius (10/05)
While Arab and Malay sailors knew of Mauritius as early as the 10th century AD and Portuguese sailors first visited in the 16th century, the island was first colonized in 1638 by the Dutch.
Mauritius was populated over the next few centuries by waves of traders, planters and their slaves, indentured laborers, merchants, and artisans.
Mauritius has one of the strongest economies in Africa; although final figures are not yet available, 2004 GDP at market prices is estimated at $6 billion and per capita income at $4,900.
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 Mauritius - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
While Arab and Malay sailors knew of Mauritius as early as the 10th century and Portuguese sailors first visited it on 1505, the island was not inhabited until 1638 when it was colonized by the Dutch in 1638.
Mauritius has attracted more than 9,000 offshore entities; many aimed at commerce in India and South Africa while investment in the banking sector alone has reached over USD 1 billion.
For example, the cuisine of Mauritius is a blend of Indian, Creole, Chinese and European.
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 Mauritius - Foreign Relations
Mauritius acknowledges the legitimacy of France's military interests even though it supported the UN Indian Ocean Zone of Peace (IOZP) Resolution (adopted in 1971) calling for the demilitarization of the region.
Apart from traditional cultural and trade relations of Mauritius with India, the two countries have exchanged visits by their leading officials in recent years; have engaged in numerous joint ventures, particularly in the textiles area; and have signed cooperation agreements in various spheres.
Relations between the United States and Mauritius have been dominated by questions of trade and sovereignty over Diego Garcia Island, a British possession that is the site of a United States military base.
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 Foreign relations of Mauritius - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mauritius has strong and friendly relations with the West, as well as with India and the countries of southern and eastern Africa.
Mauritius coordinates much of its foreign policy with the Southern Africa Development Community and the Organization of African Unity.
Foreign embassies in Mauritius include Australia, the United Kingdom, People's Republic of China, Egypt, France, India, Madagascar, Pakistan, Russia, and the United States.
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 About SA - Foreign relations
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Aziz Pahad, and the Minister of Provincial and Local Government, Mr Sydney Mufamadi, represented South Africa at the SADC Council of Ministers Meeting in Arusha, Tanzania in March 2004.
On 9 July 2004, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tunisia, Mr Habib Ben Yahia, attended the Fourth South Africa-Tunisia JBC Session in South Africa.
Relations with Brazil were given further impetus with the inaugural meeting of the South Africa-Brazil JBC in Brasilia in August 2002.
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 Background Note: Mauritius   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Mauritius' Creoles trace their origins to the plantation owners and slaves who were brought to work the sugar fields.
Mauritius has sought to establish close links with the European Community and its member states, particularly the United Kingdom and France, which exercises sovereignty over neighboring Reunion.
Relations between the United States and Mauritius, recently highlighted by the June 1991 official visit of Prime Minister Jugnauth to Washington, are good.
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 Foreign & Commonwealth Office Country Profiles
Mauritius is a mountainous sub-tropical island in the Indian Ocean, with an area of 1,865 square km.
Mauritius' history is reflected in its ethnic mix and its languages.
Prior to Mauritius achieving independence, and with the agreement of the Mauritius Council of Ministers, the islands were detached in 1965 to form part of the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT).
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 The Telegraph - Calcutta : Nation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The pact allows companies registered in Mauritius to pay the low local tax and make investments in India, where the levy is much higher.
Foreign ministry officials pointed out in private that Singh, unlike his predecessors, is not too keen on travelling abroad frequently.
But he also made it clear that since Delhi has excellent relations with Mauritius, nothing should be done in haste and jeopardise bilateral ties.
www.telegraphindia.com /1041215/asp/nation/story_4130466.asp   (439 words)

  
 TDS; Passports, Visas, Travel Documents
Mauritius coordinates much of its foreign policy with the Southern Africa Development Community and the African Union.
Foreign embassies in Mauritius include Australia, the United Kingdom, China, Egypt, France, India, Madagascar, Pakistan, Russia, South Africa, and the United States.
The United States is Mauritius’ third-largest market but ranks 12th in terms of exports to Mauritius.
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 Mauritius   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Main article: History of Mauritius The island was discovered by the Portuguese in 1505, and first colonised by the Dutch in 1638, naming the island in honour of Prince Maurice of Nassau.
Main article: Politics of Mauritius The head of state of Mauritius is the president, who is elected for a five-year term by the National Assembly, the unicameral Mauritian parliament.
Main article: Demographics of Mauritius The official languages of Mauritius are English and French, of which French is still the most widely used one, even though the French lost control over the island about 200 years ago.
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 Mauritius (12/99)
While Arab and Malay sailors knew of Mauritius as early as the 10th century AD and Portuguese sailors first visited in the 16th century, the island was not colonized until 1638 by the Dutch.
Mauritius has one of the strongest economies in Africa, with a GDP of $4.1 billion in 1997 and per capita income of $3,600.
Foreign embassies in Mauritius include Australia, the United Kingdom, China, Egypt, France, India, Madagascar, Pakistan, Russia, and the United States.
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 Upto11.net - Wikipedia Article for Mauritius   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Mauritius is part of the Mascarene Islands, with the French island of Randeacute;union 200 km to the southwest.
Together with Randeacute;union and Rodrigues, Mauritius is part of the Mascarene Islands.
The two official languages of Mauritius are English and French, of which French is the still the most widely spoken despite France having lost its colonial dominion over the island since nearly 200 years.
www.upto11.net /generic_wiki.php?q=mauritius   (1191 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Mauritius - Government And Politics - Structure of Government | Mauritian Information Resource
The 1968 constitution proclaims that Mauritius is a "democratic state" and that the constitution is the supreme law of the land.
The assembly is responsible for all legislation and appropriations and may amend the constitution by either a twothirds or three-quarters majority, depending on the part of the constitution in question.
Mauritius continues to refer legal and constitutional matters of undeterminable jurisdiction to Britain's Privy Council.
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 Mauritius - Country information - Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Mauritius acceded to the CCAMLR Convention on 2 October 2004.
Mauritius is an important source of overseas students with approximately 1,500 students studying in Australia this year.
Mauritius is an active participant in the African Union (AU), the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC), the United Nations, the Commonwealth, the World Trade Organization and is a member of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA).
www.dfat.gov.au /geo/mauritius/mauritius_brief.html   (893 words)

  
 This is SOUTH AFIRCA: Foreign relations
Liaison with foreign governments on all matters affecting official relations is conducted by the Department of Foreign Affairs and takes place either directly or through foreign representatives in south Africa, or through South Africa's accredited representatives abroad.
The objectives of South Africa's foreign policy are, among other things, to protect the interests of South Africa and South Africans; to make South Africa a prosperous and rich nation, and to influence world politics thereby making a contribution to ensuring that the world is more secure, peaceful, democratic, humane, equitable and people-centered.
The normalisation of the country's relations with the UN now enables South Africa to resume its participation in, and contribution to international organisations, treaties and conventions on issues such as arms control and disarmament, social and humanitarian matters, international security, environmental matters, health, transport, agriculture, cultural and international law and other scientific and technical matters.
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 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Mauritius
Historically, elections have always adhered to a two-party system in Mauritius and this will be the case also this time, with the currently in-power MSM/MMM/PMSD coalition against the PTr-led Alliance Sociale.
Note: Mauritius also claims the French-owned Tromelin Island and the Chagos Archipelago (British Indian Ocean Territory).
The two official languages of Mauritius are English and French, of which French is the still the most widely spoken despite France having lost its colonial dominion over the island nearly 200 years ago.
www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Mauritius   (1251 words)

  
 Foreign Relations
The political and economic alignments of Botswana's foreign policy are indicated by the places to which it has sent resident ambassadors - originally New York and Washington, London and Lusaka in the 1960s; followed by Brussels, Harare and Stockholm in the 1980s, and by Windhoek, Moscow and Beijing in the early 1990s.
The main hostile factors in Botswana's foreign relations after 1966 were Rhodesia until its independence as Zimbabwe in 1980, and South Africa until the beginning of its internal political settlement in 1990.
In order to include provisions relating to the operations of these companies, a new Section will be added to the Income Tax Act.
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 Top20Mauritius.com - Your Top20 Guide to Mauritius!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The island was discovered by the Portuguese in 1505, and was uninhabited until colonisation by the Dutch in 1638, who named the island in honour of Prince Maurice of Nassau.
The latter, together with Agalega and Cargados Carajos Shoals (aka Saint Brandon Rocks) are dependencies of Mauritius.
Note: Mauritius also claims the Saya de Malha Bank as part of its exclusive economic zone as it falls into Mauritian Territorial Waters.
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 Online edition of Daily News - News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Foreign Minister Tyronne Fernando who was on an official visit to Mauritius met with his counterpart Anil Kumarasingh Gayan on Friday December 26, 2003 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Cooperation.
There he made a, request for the Government of Mauritius to consider on humanitarian grounds, the release of a Sri Lankan Captain of the fishing vessel "Madushani" which had been under apprehension since January 2002.
The Prime Minister also acceded to Minister Fernando's request to have a plaque describing historical relations with Sri Lanka, at the Tomb of Ehalepola, First Adigar of the last King of Kandy, as there is at present, no reference to Sri Lanka at the Tomb.
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 Mauritius
Mauritius is an island situated Just north of the Tropic of Capricorn in Latitude 20° south and longitude 57° 35’ east of Greenwich.
Mauritius is a volcanic island about 10 million years old – only 865 square kilometers in area.
It's 1999 Executive Forum had a case study (in English, French, Spanish) on Mauritius' approach to national export strategy, "Mauritius, a Coordinated Approach Based on Institutional Specialization." The full text is in Adobe PDF format.
pages.intnet.mu /webpam/Mauritius.htm   (1289 words)

  
 Society Fresh : Article 'Mauritius'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Main article: Geography of Mauritius Together with Réunion and Rodrigues, Mauritius is part of the Mascarene Islands.
Main article: Demographics of Mauritius The two official languages of Mauritius are English and French, of which French is the still the most widely spoken despite France having lost its colonial dominion over the island for close to 200 years.
The Dutch in Mauritius (http://www.colonialvoyage.com/mauritius.html) The Dutch in Mauritius
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 Nigeria - Foreign Relations
Since independence, Nigerian foreign policy has been characterized by a focus on Africa and by attachment to several fundamental principles: African unity and independence; peaceful settlement of disputes; non-alignment and nonintervention in the internal affairs of other nations; and regional economic cooperation and development.
Former foreign minister of Cote d'Ivoire, Amara Essy, was elected the first Secretary-General of the African Union.
Where the OAU was criticized for its lack of action on economic and social fronts, the African Union is charged with development as its primary task.
www.nigeriadailynews.com /Nigeria/news_item.asp?NewsID=11   (1539 words)

  
 Articles - Foreign relations of the United Kingdom   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The UK faces a critical juncture in its relations with the EU over the ratification of the new treaty establishing a constitution for Europe, as it wants to limit expansion.
Mauritius claim the entire Chagos Archipelago in the British Indian Ocean Territory, including the island of Diego Garcia used as a US military base since the 1950s when the inhabitants were forcibly removed, Blenheim Reef, Speakers Bank and all the other features.
Denmark, Iceland, and the Republic of Ireland all claim the island Rockall and its surrounding patch of continental shelf (though Ireland and the UK have signed a boundary agreement over the Rockall area).
www.foreverc.com /articles/Foreign_relations_of_the_United_Kingdom   (1229 words)

  
 PM pays his first foreign visit to Mauritius:- - India News - Webindia123.com
He is scheduled to hold talks with his Mauritius counterpart Paul Berenger.
The proposed free trade pact comes in the wake of Mauritius emerging as the single largest source of foreign direct investment into India.
Mauritius celebrates its National Day March 12 as a tribute to Mahatma Gandhi.
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 Mauritius Bilateral relations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Relations are essentially amicable with room for development.
Germany and Mauritius often support each other in international bodies, especially when it comes to the selection of candidates.
The prime imports from Mauritius are textiles and foodstuffs.
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 Mauritius Minister   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Mauritius, a volcanic island of lagoons and sandy beaches in the Indian...
Mauritius police have re-arrested a former cabinet minister on fraud charges, after courts dismissed a similar case...
Visitors are drawn to Mauritius by the reputation of its 140 km of white sand beaches,...
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 growth of ict in mauritius   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Mauritius has one of the strongest economies in economic growth.
The government is putting emphasis on the development of the ICT sector and the promotion of Mauritius A weekly publication, the Chamber News endeavours to bring to Members the latest news available at our Chamber for their information and interest.
Growth and oil reserves, Mauritius is a giant in terms of economic growth and political stability be much emphasis on the ICT sector (a company invested over million in Cybercity Facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, foreign relations of Mauritius.
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