Mauritius is an island off the East coast of Africa, East of larger Madagascar. The rligion is largely Hindi with a large Indian poplation
Languages spoken include English and French.
Paul and Virginia is a romantic novel about a couple whose first names is the title of the book. It was written when the author visited the island of Mauritius.
You can see a statue of Paul and Virginia if you visit Mauritius. it is in the Pamplemousses district. Pamplemousses is the French word for grapefruits. The statue is in the gardens of the St Francis Of Assissi church.Another statue of the couple is in Paris.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pamplemousses_District
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