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(13 fields)
Climate
tropical
Coastline
35.2 km
Comparative area
undetermined
Disputes
claimed by Madagascar
Environment
surrounded by reefs; subject to periodic cyclones
Land area
undetermined
Land boundaries
none
Land use
arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; meadows and pastures 0%; forest and woodland 0%; other (rock) 100%
Maritime claims
Contiguous zone: 12 nm Continental shelf: 200 m (depth) or to depth of exploitation Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm Territorial sea: 12 nm
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
NA
◆ GOVERNMENT(3 fields)
Capital
none; administered by France from Reunion
Long-form name
none
Type
French possession administered by Commissioner of the Republic Jacques DEWATRE (since July 1991), resident in Reunion
◆ PEOPLE(1 fields)
Population
uninhabited