Mauritius
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Introduction - Mauritius: | Location - Mauritius: | Location | Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar | | Geographic coordinates | 20 17 S, 57 33 E | | Map references | Political Map of the World | | Area | total: 2,040 sq km
land: 2,030 sq km
water: 10 sq km
note: includes Agalega Islands, Cargados Carajos Shoals (Saint Brandon), and Rodrigues | | Area comparative | almost 11 times the size of Washington, DC | | Land boundaries | 0 km | | Coastline | 177 km | | Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin | | Climate | tropical, modified by southeast trade winds; warm, dry winter (May to November); hot, wet, humid summer (November to May) | | Terrain | small coastal plain rising to discontinuous mountains encircling central plateau | | Elevation extremes | lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mont Piton 828 m | | Natural resources | arable land, fish | | Land use | arable land: 49.02%
permanent crops: 2.94%
other: 48.04% (2005) | | Irrigated land | 220 sq km (2003) | | Natural hazards | cyclones (November to April); almost completely surrounded by reefs that may pose maritime hazards | | Environment current issues | water pollution, degradation of coral reefs | | Environment international agreements | party to: Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements | | Geography note | the main island, from which the country derives its name, is of volcanic origin and is almost entirely surrounded by coral reefs | |
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This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |