**Mauritius**, officially the **Republic of Mauritius** is a
[liberal](Liberalism "wikilink") [capitalist](Capitalism "wikilink")
[state](List_of_States "wikilink") located off the coast of Southern
Africa near [Madagascar](Madagascar "wikilink") and the
[Seychelles](Seychelles "wikilink").

## Positives

  - Alongside [Botswana](Botswana "wikilink"), Mauritius is the only
    African country to have not experienced a dictatorship or civil war
    since independence.
  - Mauritius scores among the highest in Africa for all quality of life
    indicators and is comparable to Western Europe or North America.
  - Mauritius maintains a strong social democracy with free universal
    health care, free education up to tertiary level and free public
    transport for students, senior citizens, and the disabled.
  - Mauritius is a successful [multicultural, multilingual, multiethnic
    and multireligious](Diversity_\(Sociology\) "wikilink") society that
    has not seen riots or wars as a result of this.

## Major Social Struggles

  - 1937: [Uba Strike](Uba_Strike_\(1937\) "wikilink")
  - 1971: Port Strikes
  - 1975: Student Revolt
  - 1999: Riots
  - 2006: Abbatoir Strike