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Tromelin Island
1990 Edition — territory
Communications
Airports
[time series]
1 with runway less than 1,220 m
Ports
[time series]
none; offshore anchorage only
Telecommunication systems
(Telecommunications)
[time series]
important meteorological station
Defense Forces
Note
[time series]
defense is the responsibility of France
Economy
Economic overview
(Overview)
[time series]
no economic activity
Geography
Climate
[time series]
tropical
Coastline
[time series]
3.7 km
Area - comparative
(Comparative area)
[time series]
about 1.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Contiguous zone
[time series]
12 nm;
Continental shelf
[time series]
200 meters or to depth of exploitation;
Disputes - international
(Disputes)
[time series]
claimed by Madagascar, Mauritius, and Seychelles
Environment - current issues
(Environment)
[time series]
wildlife sanctuary
Extended economic zone
[time series]
200 nm;
Land boundaries
[time series]
none
Land use
[time series]
0% arable land; 0% permanent crops; 0% meadows and pastures; 0% forest and woodland; 100% other--scattered bushes
Natural resources
[time series]
fish
Note
[time series]
located 350 km east of Madagascar and 600 km north of Reunion in the Indian Ocean; climatologically important location for forecasting cyclones
Terrain
[time series]
sandy
Maritime claims
(Territorial sea)
[time series]
12 nm
Area
(Total area)
[time series]
1 km2; land area: 1 km2
Government
Country name
(Long-form name)
[time series]
none
Government type
(Type)
[time series]
French possession administered by Commissioner of the Republic Daniel CONSTANTIN, resident in Reunion
People
Population
[time series]
uninhabited