![]() ![]() Infant mortality rates have dropped, universal access to health care has been secured, malaria and polio eliminated and nearly the entire population has access to clean drinking water. ![]() Since independence, Mauritius has developed from a low-income country with an economy that was largely based on agriculture to a middle-income country with a more diversified economy. In spite of progress, poverty is still present on the island ![]() Owing to its history, Mauritius has always been a melting pot of cultures and ethnic heritage. Some of the plants on Mauritius cannot be found anywhere else on earth. Mauritius is admired for its rich flora and fauna. Mauritius' palm-fringed beaches continue to attract thousands of visitors from all over the world, making tourism another main pillar of the country's economy. The production of textiles and textile-related products began in the 1970s. However, over the last decades, the country's economy has diversified. Democratic elections are held on a regular basis and human rights are generally respected and protected.Įconomically, the island once heavily depended on the cultivation of sugar cane. Experts have called it an African social and economic success story. The Republic of Mauritius is an island situated in the Indian Ocean, just off the south coast of Africa. Children playing at SOS Children's Village Bambous (photo: SOS archives)
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