Mauritian territory also incorporates the island of Rodrigues, which is situated some 560 kilometers to the east and is 104 km2 in area.
[1] Rodrigues used to be the country's tenth district, before it gained autonomous status in 2002.
The two islands of Agaléga have a total land area of 2,600 hectares and are situated some 1,000 km to the north of Mauritius.
Saint Brandon (Cargados Carajos) is situated some 430 km to the north-east of Mauritius; it is an archipelago comprising a number of sand banks, shoals, and islets.
The country's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) covers about 2.3 million km2 of the Indian Ocean, including approximately 400,000 km2 jointly managed with Seychelles.