CATEGORIES
◆ COMMUNICATIONS(3 fields)
Airports
total: 1 usable: 1 with permanent-surface runways: 0 with runways over 3,659 m: 0 with runways 2,440-3,659 m: 0 with runways 1,220-2,439 m: 0
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(14 fields)
Area
total area: 1 sq km land area: 1 sq km comparative area: about 1.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Climate
tropical
Coastline
3.7 km
Environment
current issues: NA natural hazards: NA international agreements: NA
International disputes
claimed by Madagascar, Mauritius, and Seychelles
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% (scattered bushes)
Location
Southern Africa, in the western Indian Ocean, 350 km east of Madagascar and 600 km north of Reunion
Map references
World
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
climatologically important location for forecasting cyclones; wildlife sanctuary
Terrain
sandy
◆ GOVERNMENT(5 fields)
Capital
none; administered by France from Reunion
Digraph
TE
Independence
none (possession of France)
Names
conventional long form: none conventional short form: Tromelin Island local long form: none local short form: Ile Tromelin
Type
French possession administered by Commissioner of the Republic, resident in Reunion
◆ PEOPLE(1 fields)
Population
uninhabited