◆ ECONOMY(1 fields)
Economic overview
no economic activity
◆ GEOGRAPHY(15 fields)
Area
total area: 4.4 sq km land area: 4.4 sq km comparative area: about seven times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Climate
tropical
Coastline
24.1 km
Environment
current issues: NA natural hazards: periodic cyclones international agreements: NA
Geographic coordinates
17 03 S, 42 45 E
Geographic note
wildlife sanctuary
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: 90% other: 10%
Location
Southern Africa, island in the Mozambique Channel, about one-third of the way between Madagascar and Mozambique
Map references
Africa
Maritime claims
contiguous zone: 12 nm continental shelf: 200-m depth or to depth the of exploitation exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm
Natural resources
guano deposits and other fertilizers
Terrain
NA lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 10 m
◆ GOVERNMENT(6 fields)
Capital
none; administered by France from Reunion
Data code
JU
Flag
the flag of France is used
Independence
none (possession of France)
Name of country
conventional long form: none conventional short form: Juan de Nova Island local long form: none local short form: Ile Juan de Nova
Type of government
French possession administered by Commissioner of the Republic, resident in Reunion
◆ PEOPLE(1 fields)
Population
uninhabited
◆ TRANSPORTATION(4 fields)
Airports
total: 1 with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m: 1 (1995 est.) Defense
Defense note
defense is the responsibility of France
Ports
none; offshore anchorage only
Railways
total: NA km; short line going to a jetty