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    Mauritius Transnational Issues - 2006

    https://theodora.com/wfbcurrent/mauritius/mauritius_issues.html
    SOURCE: 2006 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

      Disputes - international:
      Mauritius claims the Chagos Archipelago (UK-administered British Indian Ocean Territory), and its former inhabitants, who reside chiefly in Mauritius, were granted UK citizenship but no right to patriation in the UK; claims French-administered Tromelin Island

      Illicit drugs:
      minor consumer and transshipment point for heroin from South Asia; small amounts of cannabis produced and consumed locally; significant offshore financial industry creates potential for money laundering, but corruption levels are relatively low and the government appears generally to be committed to regulating its banking industry


      NOTE: The information regarding Mauritius on this page is re-published from the 2006 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Mauritius Transnational Issues 2006 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Mauritius Transnational Issues 2006 should be addressed to the CIA.

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