1. It borders five countries, and has nearly 300km of coastline.
2. It has nearly 250km of railway tracks.
3. The official language is only the second-most spoken across the country.
4. Its name directly translates to ‘black mountain’.
5. It has half the population of Mauritius.
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This was published in the January 2019 edition of Geographical magazine
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