CATEGORIES
◆ ECONOMY(1 fields)
Economy - overview
no economic activity
◆ GEOGRAPHY(18 fields)
Area
total: 4.4 sq km land : 4.4 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative
about seven times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Climate
tropical
Coastline
24.1 km
Elevation extremes
lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 10 m
Environment - current issues
NA
Environment - international agreements
party to: NA signed, but not ratified: NA
Geographic coordinates
17 03 S, 42 45 E
Geography - note
wildlife sanctuary
Irrigated land
0 sq km (1993)
Land boundaries
0 km
Land use
arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% permanent pastures : 0% forests and woodland: 90% other: 10%
Location
Southern Africa, island in the Mozambique Channel, about one-third of the way between Madagascar and Mozambique
Map references
Africa
Maritime claims
contiguous zone: 12 nm continental shelf: 200-m depth or to depth the of exploitation exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea : 12 nm
Natural hazards
periodic cyclones
Natural resources
guano deposits and other fertilizers
Terrain
NA
◆ GOVERNMENT(5 fields)
Country name
conventional long form: none conventional short form: Juan de Nova Island local long form: none local short form: Ile Juan de Nova
Data code
JU
Dependency status
possession of France; administered by a high commissioner of the Republic, resident in Reunion
Flag description
the flag of France is used
Independence
none (possession of France)
◆ MILITARY(1 fields)
Military - note
defense is the responsibility of France
◆ PEOPLE(1 fields)
Population
uninhabited
◆ TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES(1 fields)
Disputes - international
claimed by Madagascar KAZAKSTAN
◆ TRANSPORTATION(4 fields)
Airports
1 (1996 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways
total: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (1996 est.)
Ports and harbors
none; offshore anchorage only
Railways
total: NA km; short line going to a jetty