Editing Rodrigues (section)

{{Other uses|Rodrigues (disambiguation)}}
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'''Rodrigues''' ({{langx|fr|Île Rodrigues|link=yes}} {{IPA|fr|il ʁɔdʁiɡ|}}; [[Mauritian Creole|Creole]]: {{lang|mfe|Rodrig}}) is a {{cvt|108|km2|mi2|adj=on}} [[Autonomous administrative division|autonomous]] [[Outer islands of Mauritius|outer island of the Republic of Mauritius]] in the [[Indian Ocean]], about {{cvt|560|km|mi}}<!--spelled out per WP:MOSNUM--> east of Mauritius.<ref name="geo2"/> It is part of the [[Mascarene Islands]], which include [[Mauritius]] and [[Réunion]]. Like [[Agaléga]], Rodrigues is a constituent island of the [[Mauritius|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: "[[Agaléga]], [[Tromelin Island|Tromelin]], [[Cargados Carajos]] (Saint Brandon), [[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 12 October 2002, and is governed by the Rodrigues Regional Assembly. The capital of the island is [[Port Mathurin]]. The islands of Rodrigues, Agaléga and Saint Brandon form part of the larger territory of the Republic of Mauritius.

Its inhabitants are Mauritian citizens. {{As of|2014}}, the island's population was about 41,669, according to [[Statistics Mauritius]].<ref name="stats2014" /> Most of the inhabitants are of African descent. Its economy is based mainly on fishing, farming, handicraft and a developing tourism sector.<ref name="info" />