CATEGORIES
◆ COMMUNICATIONS(1 fields)
Note
important meteorological station
◆ DEFENSE FORCES(1 fields)
Note
defense is the responsibility of France TUNISIA
◆ 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, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar
Map references
Africa
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
◆ TRANSPORTATION(2 fields)
Airports
total: 1 with paved runways under 914 m: 1
Ports
none; offshore anchorage only