חיפוש ברשת מילון חיפוש בפורום
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חיפוש ברשת מילון חיפוש בפורום |
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| CIA World Factbook 2005 | הורד מילון בבילון 9 למחשב שלך |
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Location: |
Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar |
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Geographic coordinates:
| 20 17 S, 57 33 E |
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Map references:
| Political Map of the World |
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Area:
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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 |
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Area - comparative:
| almost 11 times the size of Washington, DC |
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Land boundaries:
| 0 km |
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Coastline:
| 177 km |
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Maritime claims:
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territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin |
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Climate:
| tropical, modified by southeast trade winds; warm, dry winter (May to November); hot, wet, humid summer (November to May) |
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Terrain:
| small coastal plain rising to discontinuous mountains encircling central plateau |
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Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mont Piton 828 m |
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Natural resources:
| arable land, fish |
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Land use:
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arable land: 49.26%
permanent crops: 2.96% other: 47.78% (2001) |
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Irrigated land:
| 200 sq km (2000 est.) |
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Natural hazards:
| cyclones (November to April); almost completely surrounded by reefs that may pose maritime hazards |
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Environment - current issues:
| water pollution, degradation of coral reefs |
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Environment - international agreements:
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party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
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Geography - note:
| the main island, from which the country derives its name, is of volcanic origin and is almost entirely surrounded by coral reefs |
More about Mauritius:
| CIA World Factbook 2005 | הורד מילון בבילון 9 למחשב שלך |
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Location: |
Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar |
|
Geographic coordinates:
| 20 17 S, 57 33 E |
|
Map references:
| Political Map of the World |
|
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 |
|
Maritime claims:
|
territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin |
|
Climate:
| tropical, modified by southeast trade winds; warm, dry winter (May to November); hot, wet, humid summer (November to May) |
|
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 |
|
Natural resources:
| arable land, fish |
|
Land use:
|
arable land: 49.26%
permanent crops: 2.96% other: 47.78% (2001) |
|
Irrigated land:
| 200 sq km (2000 est.) |
|
Natural hazards:
| cyclones (November to April); almost completely surrounded by reefs that may pose maritime hazards |
|
Environment - current issues:
| water pollution, degradation of coral reefs |
|
Environment - international agreements:
|
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
|
Geography - note:
| the main island, from which the country derives its name, is of volcanic origin and is almost entirely surrounded by coral reefs |
More about Mauritius: