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(11 fields)
Climate
tropical
Coastline
35.2 km Contiguous zone: 12 nm; Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm; Territorial sea: 12 nm
Comparative area
about 8.5 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Disputes
claimed by Madagascar
Environment
subject to periodic cyclones
Land boundaries
none
Land use
arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; meadows and pastures 0%; forest and woodland 0%; other--lush vegetation and coconut palms 100%
Natural resources
guano, coconuts
Note
located in the Indian Ocean just north of the Mozambique Channel between Africa and Madagascar
Terrain
undetermined
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