CATEGORIES
◆ COMMUNICATIONS(4 fields)
Airports
1 with nonpermanent-surface runway less than 1,220 m
Note
one weather station
Ports
none; offshore anchorage only
Railroads
short line going to a jetty
◆ DEFENSE FORCES(1 fields)
Note
defense is the responsibility of France
◆ ECONOMY(1 fields)
Overview
no economic activity
◆ GEOGRAPHY(15 fields)
Climate
tropical
Coastline
24.1 km
Comparative area
about 7.5 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Contiguous zone
12 nm;
Continental shelf
200 meters or to depth of exploitation;
Disputes
claimed by Madagascar
Environment
subject to periodic cyclones; wildlife sanctuary
Extended economic zone
200 nm;
Land boundaries
none
Land use
0% arable land; 0% permanent crops; 0% meadows and pastures; 90% forest and woodland; 10% other
Natural resources
guano deposits and other fertilizers
Note
located in the central Mozambique Channel about halfway between Africa and Madagascar
Terrain
undetermined
Territorial sea
12 nm
Total area
4.4 km2; land area: 4.4 km2
◆ 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