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Mauritius Africa

MUSOfficially known as: Republic of Mauritius

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Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, about 800 km (500 mi) east of Madagascar.

Although known to Arab and European sailors since at least the early 1500s, the island of Mauritius was uninhabited until 1638 when the Dutch establis ...

Latitude: -20.2833
Longitude: 57.55

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Latitude: 39.04372
Longitude: -77.48749
Home country: United States

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Distance to Mauritius:
15,256.926 km

Terrain:

Small coastal plain rising to discontinuous mountains encircling central plateau.

Natural Resources:

Arable land, fish.

Industries:

Food processing (largely sugar milling), textiles, clothing, mining, chemicals, metal products, transport equipment, nonelectrical machinery, tourism.

Population: 1,310,504

Population density is one of the highest in the world; urban clusters are found throughout the main island, with a greater density in and around Port Luis; population on Rodrigues Island is spread across the island with a slightly denser cluster on the north coast.

Area: 2,040 km²

almost 11 times the size of Washington, DC

The main island, from which the country derives its name, is of volcanic origin and is almost entirely surrounded by coral reefs; former home of the dodo, a large flightless bird related to pigeons, driven to extinction by the end of the 17th century through a combination of hunting and the introduction of predatory species.