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    Introduction


    Discovered by the Portuguese in 1505, Mauritius was subsequently held by the Dutch, French, and British before independence was attained in 1968. A stable democracy with regular free elections and a positive human rights record, the country has attracted considerable foreign investment and has earned one of Africa's highest per capita incomes. Recent poor weather and declining sugar prices have slowed economic growth, leading to some protests over standards of living in the Creole community.


    Location


    Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar


    Geographic coordinates


    20 17 S, 57 33 E


    Area


    total: 2,040 sq km note: includes Agalega Islands, Cargados Carajos Shoals (Saint Brandon), and Rodrigues water: 10 sq km land: 2,030 sq km


    Area - comparative


    almost 11 times the size of Washington, DC


    Land boundaries


    0 km


    Coastline


    177 km


    Maritime claims


    territorial sea: 12 NM continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin exclusive economic zone: 200 NM


    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: 49.26% permanent crops: 2.96% other: 47.78% (2000 est.)


    Irrigated land


    200 sq km (2000 est.)


    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: 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


    Population


    1,220,481 (July 2004 est.)


    Capital


    Port Louis


    Phone Code


    +230


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