Country Quiz: Mauritius 🇲🇺

Situated in eastern Africa (Indian ocean); this is the island-nation of Mauritius 🇲🇺 Instead of having knowledge of a few countries - Why not all of them?

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History
In 1598, this country arrived and gave Mauritius its name, and the name was based of the King of the arriving country. This country also tried to colonise the island, but failed for more than 5 decades (1664-1710)	Netherlands
	Maurice
Between 1710-1810, this country ruled Mauritius; establishing a strong sugar industry	France
Between 1810-1960s, this country ruled Mauritius until its independence	United Kingdom
In 1834, this was abolished in Mauritius	Slavery
In 1835, an indentured labour system was introduced; culminating in hundreds of thousands of workers from this Asian country arriving in the following decades	India
Independence	1968
Society
Language	Creole
	French
	English
Nationality	Mauritian
Main Religion	Hinduism
National Animal	Dodo Bird
National Sport	Football
Geography
Capital	Port Louis
Second-Largest City	Vacoas
Bordering Oceans	Indian ocean
Climate	Tropical
Time zones	1 (UTC+4)
Politics
State-Condition	Republic
Founding Father and Most Famous Leader (1968-82)	Seewoosagur Ramgoolam
Mauritius is one of few (less than ten) countries that aren't engaged in either domestic or international __________	Conflicts
Economy
Currency	Rupee
Main Export (goods)	Fish

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