CATEGORIES
◆ COMMUNICATIONS(3 fields)
Airports
total: 1 usable: 1 with permanent-surface runways: 0 with runways over 3,659 m: 0 with runways 2,439-3,659 m: 0 with runways 1,220-2,439 m: 1
Ports
none; offshore anchorage only
Telecommunications
1 meteorological station
◆ DEFENSE FORCES(2 fields)
Affiliation
(dependent territory of the UK)
Note
defense is the responsibility of France
◆ ECONOMY(1 fields)
Overview
no economic activity
◆ GEOGRAPHY(14 fields)
Area
total area: 28 sq km land area: 28 sq km comparative area: about 0.2 times the size of Washington, DC
Climate
tropical
Coastline
22.2 km
Environment
current issues: NA natural hazards: NA international agreements: NA
International disputes
claimed by Madagascar
Irrigated land
0 sq km
Land boundaries
0 km
Land use
arable land: NA% permanent crops: NA% meadows and pastures: NA% forest and woodland: NA% other: NA% (heavily wooded)
Location
Southern Africa, in the southern Mozambique Channel about halfway between Madagascar and Mozambique
Map references
Africa
Maritime claims
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm
Natural resources
negligible
Note
wildlife sanctuary
Terrain
NA
◆ GOVERNMENT(5 fields)
Capital
none; administered by France from Reunion
Digraph
EU
Independence
none (possession of France)
Names
conventional long form: none conventional short form: Europa Island local long form: none local short form: Ile Europa
Type
French possession administered by Commissioner of the Republic; resident in Reunion
◆ PEOPLE(1 fields)
Population
uninhabited