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(14 fields)
Area
total area: NA km2 land area: NA km2 comparative area: NA
Climate
tropical
Coastline
35.2 km
Environment
current issues: NA natural hazards: surrounded by reefs; subject to periodic cyclones international agreements: NA
International disputes
claimed by Madagascar
Irrigated land
0 sq km
Land boundaries
0 km
Land use
arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% meadows and pastures: 0% forest and woodland: 0% other: 100% (all rock)
Location
Southern Africa, in the southern Mozambique Channel about halfway between Madagascar and Mozambique
Map references
Africa
Maritime claims
contiguous zone: 24 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
Terrain
a volcanic rock 2.4 meters high
◆ GOVERNMENT(5 fields)
Capital
none; administered by France from Reunion
Digraph
BS
Independence
none (possession of France)
Names
conventional long form: none conventional short form: Bassas da India
Type
French possession administered by a Commissioner of the Republic, resident in Reunion
◆ PEOPLE(1 fields)
Population
uninhabited