Rodrigues

Rodrigues is a 108 km2 autonomous outer island of the Republic of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean, about 560 km East of Mauritius. It is part of the Mascarene Islands, which include Mauritius and Réunion. Like Agaléga, Rodrigues is a constituent island of the Republic of Mauritius, under the Constitution of Mauritius and still remains, as explicitly defined by the same Constitution, part of the Sovereignty of Mauritius, together with the following islands “Agalega, Tromelin, Cargados Carajos, Chagos Archipelago Diego Garcia and other islands included in the State of Mauritius''

Rodrigues is of volcanic origin and is surrounded by coral reef, and some tiny uninhabited islands lie just off its coast. The island used to be the tenth District of Mauritius; it gained autonomous status on 10 December 2002, and it is governed by the Rodrigues Regional Assembly.