This island nation is composed of the main island in addition to Rodrigues, Agalega, and Cargados Carajos islands and is about 788 square miles in size. First discovered in the 1500's by the Portuguese, in the 1700's it was occupied by the Dutch, who named it after a Prince. Though it was later rena
This island nation is composed of the main island in addition to Rodrigues, Agalega, and Cargados Carajos islands and is about 788 square miles in size. First discovered in the 1500's by the Portuguese, in the 1700's it was occupied by the Dutch, who named it after a Prince. Though it was later renamed "Ile de France" while under of the control of the French, like its neighbor Reunion, it has since reverted to its original name. For 10 points name this island covered almost entirely by sugar cane, its chief export, whose capital is Port Louis.
This island nation is composed of the main island in addition to Rodrigues, Agalega, and Cargados Carajos islands and is about 788 square miles in size.
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