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Republic of Mauritius |
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Capital: |
Port Louis |
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Africa |
Subregion: |
Eastern Africa |
Area: |
2040 |
Population size: (2025-06-19 23:41) |
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MS |
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+230 |
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International organizations: |
WTO |
world Trade organisation |
SADC |
Southern African Development Community |
ACP-EU |
Countries in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific |
COMESA |
Economic Community of Eastern and Southern Africa |
AFTA |
African Free Trade Area |
MUS |
A country, state, region... (13) |
First-order administrative division (ADM1)
(A primary administrative division of a country, such as a state in the United States) | 12 | Independent political entity (PCLI)
| 1 | |
Stream, lake... (363) |
Bay (BAY)
(A coastal indentation between two capes or headlands, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf) | 42 | Stream (STM)
(A body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land) | 191 | Canal (CNL)
(An artificial watercourse) | 5 | Channel (CHN)
(The deepest part of a stream, bay, lagoon, or strait, through which the main current flows) | 39 | Lake (LK)
(A large inland body of standing water) | 10 | Cove(s) (COVE)
(A small coastal indentation, smaller than a bay) | 33 | Reservoir(s) (RSV)
(An artificial pond or lake) | 7 | Waterfall(s) (FLLS)
(A perpendicular or very steep descent of the water of a stream) | 5 | Pond (PND)
(A small standing waterbody) | 1 | Reef(s) (RF)
(A surface-navigation hazard composed of consolidated material) | 6 | Anchorage (ANCH)
(An area where vessels may anchor) | 3 | Bank(s) (BNK)
(An elevation, typically located on a shelf, over which the depth of water is relatively shallow but sufficient for most surface navigation) | 5 | Lakes (LKS)
(Large inland bodies of standing water) | 2 | Harbor(s) (HBR)
(A haven or space of deep water so sheltered by the adjacent land as to afford a safe anchorage for ships) | 6 | Strait (STRT)
(A relatively narrow waterway, usually narrower and less extensive than a sound, connecting two larger bodies of water) | 3 | Bight(s) (BGHT)
(An open body of water forming a slight recession in a coastline) | 2 | Lagoon (LGN)
(A shallow coastal waterbody, completely or partly separated from a larger body of water by a barrier island, coral reef or other depositional feature) | 1 | Spring(s) (SPNG)
(A place where ground water flows naturally out of the ground) | 1 | Shoal(s) (SHOL)
(A surface-navigation hazard composed of unconsolidated material) | 1 | |
Parks, area ... (63) |
Locality (LCTY)
(A minor area or place of unspecified or mixed character and indefinite boundaries) | 38 | Area (AREA)
(A tract of land without homogeneous character or boundaries) | 20 | Reserve (RES)
(A tract of public land reserved for future use or restricted as to use) | 1 | Industrial area (INDS)
(An area characterized by industrial activity) | 3 | Park (PRK)
(An area, often of forested land, maintained as a place of beauty, or for recreation) | 1 | |
City, village... (562) |
Populated place (PPL)
(A city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work) | 500 | Seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLA)
(Seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLC takes precedence over PPLA)) | 11 | Section of populated place (PPLX)
| 48 | Capital of a political entity (PPLC)
| 1 | Populated locality (PPLL)
(An area similar to a locality but with a small group of dwellings or other buildings) | 2 | |
Road, railroad (3) |
Road junction (RDJCT)
(A place where two or more roads join) | 1 | Road (RD)
(An open way with improved surface for transportation of animals, people and vehicles) | 2 | |
Spot, building, farm (330) |
Fort (FT)
(A defensive structure or earthworks) | 6 | Abandoned railroad station (RSTNQ)
| 40 | Forest station (STNF)
(A collection of buildings and facilities for carrying out forest management) | 1 | Camp(s) (CMP)
(A site occupied by tents, huts, or other shelters for temporary use) | 1 | Airport (AIRP)
(A place where aircraft regularly land and take off, with runways, navigational aids, and major facilities for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo) | 3 | Radio station (STNR)
(A facility for producing and transmitting information by radio waves) | 2 | Dam (DAM)
(A barrier constructed across a stream to impound water) | 2 | Estate(s) (EST)
(A large commercialized agricultural landholding with associated buildings and other facilities) | 2 | Tower (TOWR)
(A high conspicuous structure, typically much higher than its diameter) | 8 | Bridge (BDG)
(A structure erected across an obstacle such as a stream, road, etc., in order to carry roads, railroads, and pedestrians across) | 5 | College (SCHC)
(The grounds and buildings of an institution of higher learning) | 2 | Garden(s) (GDN)
(An enclosure for displaying selected plant or animal life) | 3 | Lighthouse (LTHSE)
(A distinctive structure exhibiting a major navigation light) | 2 | Hotel (HTL)
(A building providing lodging and/or meals for the public) | 235 | Hospital (HSP)
(A building in which sick or injured, especially those confined to bed, are medically treated) | 4 | Resort (RSRT)
(A specialized facility for vacation, health, or participation sports activities) | 1 | Racetrack (RECR)
(A track where races are held) | 3 | Office building (BLDO)
(Commercial building where business and/or services are conducted) | 2 | Building(s) (BLDG)
(A structure built for permanent use, as a house, factory, etc.) | 1 | Theater (THTR)
(A building or outdoor area used for live theatrical presentations, concerts, opera or dance productions, cinema, and/or other stage productions) | 1 | Church (CH)
(A building for public Christian worship) | 3 | Research institute (ITTR)
(A facility where research is carried out) | 1 | Power station (PS)
(A facility for generating electric power) | 1 | Police post (PP)
(A building in which police are stationed) | 1 | |
Mountain, hill, rock... (370) |
Slope(s) (SLP)
(A surface with a relatively uniform slope angle) | 1 | Rock (RK)
(A conspicuous, isolated rocky mass) | 5 | Peak (PK)
(A pointed elevation atop a mountain, ridge, or other hypsographic feature) | 41 | Hill (HLL)
(A rounded elevation of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m) | 35 | Island (ISL)
(A tract of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water) | 70 | Mountain (MT)
(An elevation standing high above the surrounding area with small summit area, steep slopes and local relief of 300m or more) | 52 | Mountains (MTS)
(A mountain range or a group of mountains or high ridges) | 10 | Point (PT)
(A tapering piece of land projecting into a body of water, less prominent than a cape) | 120 | Peninsula (PEN)
(An elongate area of land projecting into a body of water and nearly surrounded by water) | 4 | Cape (CAPE)
(A land area, more prominent than a point, projecting into the sea and marking a notable change in coastal direction) | 2 | Spur(s) (SPUR)
(A subordinate ridge projecting outward from a hill, mountain or other elevation) | 2 | Plain(s) (PLN)
(An extensive area of comparatively level to gently undulating land, lacking surface irregularities, and usually adjacent to a higher area) | 4 | Valley (VAL)
(An elongated depression usually traversed by a stream) | 2 | Rocks (RKS)
(Conspicuous, isolated rocky masses) | 4 | Beach (BCH)
(A shore zone of coarse unconsolidated sediment that extends from the low-water line to the highest reach of storm waves) | 1 | Section of island (ISLX)
| 4 | Islands (ISLS)
(Tracts of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water) | 3 | Spit (SPIT)
(A narrow, straight or curved continuation of a beach into a waterbody) | 2 | Crater(s) (CRTR)
(A generally circular saucer or bowl-shaped depression caused by volcanic or meteorite explosive action) | 1 | Bar (BAR)
(A shallow ridge or mound of coarse unconsolidated material in a stream channel, at the mouth of a stream, estuary, or lagoon and in the wave-break zone along coasts) | 1 | Butte(s) (BUTE)
(A small, isolated, usually flat-topped hill with steep sides) | 2 | Hills (HLLS)
(Rounded elevations of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m) | 1 | Volcano (VLC)
(A conical elevation composed of volcanic materials with a crater at the top) | 1 | Upland (UPLD)
(An extensive interior region of high land with low to moderate surface relief) | 1 | Gorge(s) (GRGE)
(A short, narrow, steep-sided section of a stream valley) | 1 | |