Mauritius,
a pearl shaped island is situated at a distance of 900 km east of Madagascar
and about 3,943 kms southwest of India. This 61 kms long and 46 kms wide island
covers a total land area of 1,865 square kms and occupies the size of Rhode
Island. Mauritius is created by a series undersea volcanic eruption of nearly
12 million years ago and thus sited at a distance of 600 to 800 meters above
the sea level.
The Geography of Mauritius can be said as its largest treasure. It is an over-populated island with a total population of 1,200,000 gathers from several origins. Mauritius itself is shaped around a central plateau and a part of Mascarene Islands. The island can be politically divided into eight administrative divisions having the main political party as socialism ideology with a touch of capitalism.
The economy of Mauritius is mainly based on sugar and textiles.
The tourism industry of Mauritius is emerging day by day, as the place becoming a major tourist halt for the global tourist. So far as the telephone network and the road transportation are concerned those remain beyond any comparison with other African countries. As the state administrative authority is trying there level best in developing the electricity and water supply facility of the place.
With a convincible geography Mauritius can able to gift numerous tourist attractions for worldwide traveler. Mauritius, a major traveler’s destination is now accommodates around 800,000 visitors every year. As Mauritian coast arrange twenty uninhabited islands which offer some spectacular view of its mountains bounded by low-lying, sometimes undulating, and coastal plains. The sea has formed a ring of coral reefs around its 160 kms of the coastline, which make countless superficial lagoons, white coral smooth beaches and glorious sandbank.
