| | Geographic Coordinates: | 20 17 S, 57 33 E | | Location: | Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar | | 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 | | 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 | | Capital: | 9 districts and 3 dependencies*; Agalega Islands*, Black River, Cargados Carajos Shoals*, Flacq, Grand Port, Moka, Pamplemousses, Plaines Wilhems, Port Louis, Riviere du Rempart, Rodrigues*, Savanne |
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