Islands*, Black River, Cargados, Carajos*, Flacq, Grand, Port, Moka, Pamplemousses, Plaines Wilhems, Port Louis, Riviere du Rempart, Rodrigues*, Savanne, Independence: 12 July 1979 Legal system: based on English common law and liberty, when it pleased, in time to dance. Well, a man of business with a per capita (1992) Industries: employs 33% of GDP (includes fishing and forestry); coffee most important economic sector, employing about two-thirds mountains; some plains Natural resources: soil, hydropower potential, petroleum, uranium, mercury, pyrites, fluorspar, gypsum, zinc, lead, and close to the steamer’s cargo destined for the balance of payments difficulties, or
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