CATEGORIES
◆ COMMUNICATIONS(3 fields)
Airports
1 with nonpermanent-surface runway 1,220-2,439 m
Ports
none; offshore anchorage only
Railroads
short line going to a jetty
◆ DEFENSE FORCES(1 fields)
Note
defense is the responsibility of France
◆ ECONOMY(1 fields)
Overview
no economic activity
◆ GEOGRAPHY(11 fields)
Climate
tropical
Coastline
24.1 km Contiguous zone: 12 nm; Continental shelf: 200 m (depth) or to depth of exploitation; Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm; Territorial sea: 12 nm
Comparative area
about 7.5 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Disputes
claimed by Madagascar
Environment
subject to periodic cyclones; wildlife sanctuary
Land boundaries
none
Land use
arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; meadows and pastures 0%; forest and woodland 90%; other 10%
Natural resources
guano deposits and other fertilizers
Note
located in the central Mozambique Channel about halfway between Africa and Madagascar
Terrain
undetermined
Total area
4.4 km2; land area: 4.4 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