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27 lines
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**Mauritius**, officially the **Republic of Mauritius** is a
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[liberal](Liberalism "wikilink") [capitalist](Capitalism "wikilink")
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[state](List_of_States "wikilink") located off the coast of Southern
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Africa near [Madagascar](Madagascar "wikilink") and the
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[Seychelles](Seychelles "wikilink").
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## Positives
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- Alongside [Botswana](Botswana "wikilink"), Mauritius is the only
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African country to have not experienced a dictatorship or civil war
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since independence.
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- Mauritius scores among the highest in Africa for all quality of life
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indicators and is comparable to Western Europe or North America.
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- Mauritius maintains a strong social democracy with free universal
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health care, free education up to tertiary level and free public
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transport for students, senior citizens, and the disabled.
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- Mauritius is a successful [multicultural, multilingual, multiethnic
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and multireligious](Diversity_\(Sociology\) "wikilink") society that
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has not seen riots or wars as a result of this.
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## Major Social Struggles
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- 1937: [Uba Strike](Uba_Strike_\(1937\) "wikilink")
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- 1971: Port Strikes
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- 1975: Student Revolt
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- 1999: Riots
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- 2006: Abbatoir Strike |