an island country in the Indian Ocean, about 850 km (550 miles) east of Madagascar; pop. 1,284,300 (est. 2009); languages, English (official), French Creole, Indian languages; capital, Port Louis.
毛里求斯(印度洋岛国,距马达加斯加东岸约850公里,即550英里;2009年估计人口1,284,300;语言为英语[官 方语言] 、法语克里奥尔语和印地语;首都路易斯港)。
"named by the Dutch in honour of Prince