26788: Walton (Reply)RE: 26781: Michou65: (ask) Re: 26776: Hermantin( news)FACTS ABOUT CREOLE, OR KREYOL (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

waltonr@hotmail.com

> From the CIA World Factbook- Discovered by the Portuguese in 1505, Mauritius
was subsequently held by the Dutch, French, and British before independence
was attained in 1968. A stable democracy with regular free elections and a
positive human rights record, the country has attracted considerable foreign
investment and has earned one of Africa's highest per capita incomes. Recent
poor weather and declining sugar prices have slowed economic growth, leading
to some protests over standards of living in the Creole community.

Languages:  Creole 80.5%, Bhojpuri 12.1%, French 3.4% (official), other
3.7%, unspecified 0.3% (2000 census)