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phone system  local calls national long distance national prefix: no area code: number: --- ---- (always 7 digits) (in 2003 Mauritius had 350 000 Land Lines) mobile: numbers start with 49xxxxx or 7xxxxxx or 9Ixxxxx (in 2003 Mauritius had 450 000 Mobile Lines) international calls international prefix: 00 example: calling from Mauritius to France  00 33 I 422I IIII II rue des IIaIIes PARIS Ier phonesystem regulated by ICTA calling to Mauritius form USA 0II 230 from Europe/most countries 00 230 |
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Republic of Mauritius  independant since I968 became a Republic in I992 independant from Britain became British in I8I0 discovered in I7I5 by the French Capital: Port Louis political head of State: President Government of Mauritius  languages: English Mauretanic (French Creol) Bhojipuri, Tamil, Urdu, Hindi, Telugu, Chineese, French economy GNP $I2.3 billion GNP/person $I0,400 currency: I Mauritius Rupie = I00 cents national holiday: Independence Day, I2 March (I968) geography  Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire 828 m no neigbour countries |
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*local Time in Mauritius is based on the settings
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