CATEGORIES
◆ COMMUNICATIONS(2 fields)
Airports
1 with runway 1,220-2,439 m
Ports
none; offshore anchorage only
◆ DEFENSE FORCES(1 fields)
Note
defense is the responsibility of France
◆ ECONOMY(1 fields)
Overview
no economic activity
◆ GEOGRAPHY(15 fields)
Climate
tropical
Coastline
35.2 km
Comparative area
about 8.5 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Contiguous zone
12 nm;
Continental shelf
200 meters or to depth of exploitation;
Disputes
claimed by Madagascar
Environment
subject to periodic cyclones
Extended economic zone
200 nm;
Land boundaries
none
Land use
0% arable land; 0% permanent crops; 0% meadows and pastures; 0% forest and woodland; 100% other--lush vegetation and coconut palms
Natural resources
guano, coconuts
Note
located in the Indian Ocean just north of the Mozambique Channel between Africa and Madagascar
Terrain
undetermined
Territorial sea
12 nm
Total area
5 km2; land area: 5 km2; includes Ile Glorieuse, Ile du Lys, Verte Rocks, Wreck Rock, and South Rock
◆ 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