CATEGORIES
◆ COMMUNICATIONS(3 fields)
Airports
1 with runway less than 1,220 m
Ports
none; offshore anchorage only
Telecommunications
important meteorological station
◆ DEFENSE FORCES(1 fields)
Note
defense is the responsibility of France
◆ ECONOMY(1 fields)
Overview
no economic activity
◆ GEOGRAPHY(15 fields)
Climate
tropical
Coastline
3.7 km
Comparative area
about 1.7 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, Mauritius, and Seychelles
Environment
wildlife sanctuary
Extended economic zone
200 nm;
Land boundaries
none
Land use
0% arable land; 0% permanent crops; 0% meadows and pastures; 0% forest and woodland; 100% other--scattered bushes
Natural resources
fish
Note
located 350 km east of Madagascar and 600 km north of Reunion in the Indian Ocean; climatologically important location for forecasting cyclones
Terrain
sandy
Territorial sea
12 nm
Total area
1 km2; land area: 1 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