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Mauritius is an island nation in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar. It has a total area of ??2,040 square kilometers, and a population of 1266,000 according to official estimates for 2020.
Together with the islands of Reunion and Rodrguez, Mauritius is the archipelago of the Mascaren Islands. This archipelago was created by a series of submarine volcanic eruptions about 8 to 10 million years ago as the African tectonic plate passed over the Reunion hotspot.
The island of Mauritius itself is surrounded by coral reefs and is of volcanic origin. Around the island there is a ridge of hills, which comes from the oldest volcanic caldera. The highest peak of the island is located in the southwest and has a height of 828 meters., While it is called Piton de la Petty Riviere Noir (ie the top of the small black river). In the center of the semi-mountainous perimeter extends a continental plateau.
The total area of ??the state of Mauritius, which in addition to the island also includes the islands of Agalega, St. Brandon and Rodrguez, is 2,040 square kilometers, The area of ??mainland water is 10 square kilometers.
The coastline of Mauritius is 177 km. 49% of the island's area is classified as arable, with permanent crops at 6% of the area, forests at 22% and other land uses at the remaining 23% of the area, based on 1993 data. irrigated areas cover an area of ??200 square kilometers.
The local climate is tropical, while at the same time it is influenced by the southeast winds, defining two seasons. The winter is hot and dry and lasts from May to November, while the rest of the summer months are hot and humid. From May to September.
The island is affected by anti-cyclonic systems, while the cyclone period is located from November to April. The last tropical cyclones to have a strong impact on the island were Hollande in 1994 and Dina in 2002.
The capital and largest city of the island is Port Louis in the northwest, while other important settlements are Rozhill, Bo Basin, Curepip, Wacoas, Phoenix and Quatt Bourne.