Outline of Mauritius

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Mauritius sovereign island nation located in the southwest Indian Ocean about 900 kilometres (560 mi) east of Madagascar. [1] In addition to the Island of Mauritius, the republic includes the islands of St. Brandon, Rodrigues and the Agaléga Islands. Mauritius is part of the Mascarene Islands, with the French island of Réunion 200 km (125 mi) to the southwest and the island of Rodrigues 570 km to the northeast.

General reference

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An enlargeable basic map of Mauritius

Geography of Mauritius

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Environment of Mauritius

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An enlargeable, highly detailed map of Mauritius, including the country's outlying islands

Natural geographic features of Mauritius

Regions of Mauritius

Regions of Mauritius

Ecoregions of Mauritius

List of ecoregions in Mauritius

Administrative divisions of Mauritius

Districts of Mauritius
Towns of Mauritius

Demography of Mauritius

Demographics of Mauritius

Government and politics of Mauritius

Politics of Mauritius

Branches of the government of Mauritius

Government of Mauritius

Executive branch of the government of Mauritius

Legislative branch of the government of Mauritius

Judicial branch of the government of Mauritius

Court system of Mauritius

Foreign relations of Mauritius

Foreign relations of Mauritius

International organization membership

The Republic of Mauritius is a member of: [1]

Law and order in Mauritius

Law of Mauritius

Military of Mauritius

Military of Mauritius

Local government in Mauritius

Local government in Mauritius

History of Mauritius

History of Mauritius

Culture of Mauritius

Culture of Mauritius

Art in Mauritius

Opera Mauritius and The Friends,

Sports in Mauritius

Sports in Mauritius

Economy and infrastructure of Mauritius

Economy of Mauritius

Education in Mauritius

Education in Mauritius

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mauritius". The World Factbook . United States Central Intelligence Agency. 3 July 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
  2. "Mauritius". Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary .
  3. The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.

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