Just for fun: How well do you know Mauritius?

1. Port Louis
2. MUR
3. Dodo, Coat of Arms, flag of Mauritius, Flower, Motto: "Stella Clavisque Maris Indici" ("Star and Key of the Indian Ocean"), Dodo bird & Sambur Deer.
4. English, French, Mauritian Creole, Hindi
5. Stella clavisque maris indici,(Star and key of the Indian Ocean).
6. an island and state in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar: originally uninhabited, it was settled by the Dutch (1638–1710) then abandoned; taken by the French in 1715 and the British in 1810; becamean independent member of the Commonwealth in 1968.

1. What is the capital city or administrative capital of Mauritius?
Port Louis

2. What currency is used in Mauritius?
Mauritian Rupee

3. List the national symbols of Mauritius.
4. What are the official languages or the ones used the most on a day-to-day basis?
The Mauritian Constitution makes no mention of an official language and its one million citizens speak English, French, Mauritian Creole, French-based Creole, and ethnic languages such as Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Marathi, Urdu, Tamil or Mandarin.

5. Share with us the national motto.

Coat of Arms: The coat of arms of Mauritius consists of a Dodo Bird and Sambur Deer supporting sugar cane and a shield divided into four sections. The country's motto, "Stella clavisque maris indici," (Star and key of the Indian Ocean) is displayed in Latin on a ribbon below.

6. Define Mauritius in one word.
Nou la terre

1. Port Louis
2. MUR
3. Dodo, Coat of Arms, flag of Mauritius, Flower, Motto: "Stella Clavisque Maris Indici" ("Star and Key of the Indian Ocean"), Dodo bird & Sambur Deer.
4. English, French, Mauritian Creole, Hindi
5. Stella clavisque maris indici,(Star and key of the Indian Ocean).
6. an island and state in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar: originally uninhabited, it was settled by the Dutch (1638–1710) then abandoned; taken by the French in 1715 and the British in 1810; becamean independent member of the Commonwealth in 1968.

1. What is the capital city or administrative capital of Mauritius?
Answer: Port Louis.

2. What currency is used in Mauritius?
Answer: The Mauritian Rupee (MUR).

3. List the national symbols of Mauritius.
Answer: Dodo bird and perhaps the kestrel (could be wrong on the latter!)

4. What are the official languages or the ones used the most on a day-to-day basis?
Answer: Creole, French and English.

5. Share with us the national motto.
Answer: Being half-Mauritian, I feel ashamed that I do not know what our motto is!

6. Define Mauritius in one word.
Answer: Tropical!