Geography:

Mauritius is located approximately 2000 kilometres to the south eastern coast of Africa and lies east of Madagascar on 20°5, 57.5E. The country covers an area of 1865km with 330 kilometres of coastline. Mauritius is 45km in width and 65km in length.

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Population:

1.2 million (July 2005 est.) Indo-Mauritians form approximately 60% of the total population, while the rest of the population are of either Africa, French, Chinese or mixed descent. There are approximately 30,000 Mauritians of Chinese descent, from Hakka, Mandarin & Cantonese language groups.

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Time Difference:

Mauritius is four hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time and three hours ahead (2 hours in summer) of mid-European Time.

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Climate:

Winter (May through October): 22/26°C day & 16/20°C night Summer (November through April): 27/30°C day & 20/24°C night Rainy months are between January and May but rainfall is usually higher in the centre of the island.