Mauritius

Why it sticks

1. 1

   The dodo lived only on Mauritius and was extinct by the late 1600s, less than a century after humans arrived.

2. 2

   Off Le Morne, sand flowing down an underwater shelf creates the illusion of an 'underwater waterfall'.

3. 3

   Most people descend from Indian labourers, so Hinduism is the largest religion, unusual for Africa.

4. 4

   The flag has four horizontal stripes: red, blue, yellow and green.

• Drives on the left; English road signs but French place names.
• Sugarcane fields below jagged volcanic peaks, with Hindu temples.
• Recognise the red-blue-yellow-green striped flag.