CATEGORIES
◆ COMMUNICATIONS(1 fields)
Ports
none; offshore anchorage only
◆ DEFENSE FORCES(1 fields)
Note
defense is the responsibility of France
◆ ECONOMY(1 fields)
Overview
no economic activity
◆ GEOGRAPHY(11 fields)
Climate
tropical
Coastline
35.2 km Contiguous zone: 12 nm; Continental shelf: 200 m (depth) or to depth of exploitation; Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm; Territorial sea: 12 nm
Comparative area
undetermined
Disputes
claimed by Madagascar
Environment
surrounded by reefs; subject to periodic cyclones
Land boundaries
none
Land use
arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; meadows and pastures 0%; forest and woodland 0%; other (rock) 100%
Natural resources
none
Note
navigational hazard since it is usually under water during high tide; located in southern Mozambique Channel about halfway between Africa and Madagascar
Terrain
a volcanic rock 2.4 m high
Total area
undetermined
◆ GOVERNMENT(2 fields)
Long-form name
none
Type
French possession administered by Commissioner of the Republic Daniel CONSTANTIN, resident in Reunion
◆ PEOPLE(1 fields)
Population
uninhabited