CATEGORIES
◆ COMMUNICATIONS(3 fields)
Airports
1 with runway 1,220 to 2,439 m
Ports
none; offshore anchorage only
Telecommunications
1 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
22.2 km
Comparative area
about 0.2 times the size of Washington, DC
Contiguous zone
12 nm;
Continental shelf
200 meters or to depth of exploitation;
Disputes
claimed by Madagascar
Environment
wildlife sanctuary
Extended economic zone
200 nm;
Land boundaries
none
Land use
NA% arable land; NA% permanent crops; NA% meadows and pastures; NA% forest and woodland; NA% other; heavily wooded
Natural resources
negligible
Note
located in the Mozambique Channel 340 km west of Madagascar
Terrain
NA
Territorial sea
12 nm
Total area
28 km2; land area: 28 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