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Area > Comparative slightly smaller than Rhode Island
Area > Land	2,507 sq km		[3rd of 238]
Area > Total	2,517 sq km		[3rd of 250]
Area > Water	10 sq km		[5th of 239]
Climate tropical, but temperature moderates with elevation; cool and dry (May to November), hot and rainy (November to April)
Coastline	207 km		[152nd of 271]
Elevation extremes > Highest point	Piton des Neiges 3,069 m
Elevation extremes > Lowest point	Indian Ocean 0 m
Forested Land	28.4%		[92nd of 193]
Geographic coordinates	21 06 S, 55 36 E
Land use > Arable land	13.94%		[83rd of 258]
Land use > Permanent crops	1.59%		[100th of 258]
Location Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar
Map references	World
Maritime claims > Territorial sea	12 nautical mile		[8th of 191]
Natural hazards periodic, devastating cyclones (December to April); Piton de la Fournaise on the southeastern coast is an active volcano
Natural resources fish, arable land, hydropower
Population density	287.09 people per sqkm		[36th of 256]
tallest mountains > Mountain	Piton des Neiges
Terrain mostly rugged and mountainous; fertile lowlands along coast

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