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(13 fields)
Climate
tropical
Coastline
3.7 km
Comparative area
about 1.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Disputes
claimed by Madagascar, Mauritius, and Seychelles
Environment
wildlife sanctuary
Land area
1 km2
Land boundaries
none
Land use
arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; meadows and pastures 0%; forest and woodland 0%; other - scattered bushes 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
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
Total area
1 km2
◆ 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 NA July 1991), resident in Reunion
◆ PEOPLE(1 fields)
Population
uninhabited