Communications
Airports [time series]
1 with runway 1,220 to 2,439 m
none; offshore anchorage only
Telecommunication systems (Telecommunications) [time series]
1 meteorological station
Defense Forces
defense is the responsibility of France
Economy
Economic overview (Overview) [time series]
no economic activity
Geography
Climate [time series]
tropical
Coastline [time series]
22.2 km Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm; Territorial sea: 12 nm
Area - comparative (Comparative area) [time series]
about 0.2 times the size of Washington, DC
Disputes - international (Disputes) [time series]
claimed by Madagascar
Environment - current issues (Environment) [time series]
wildlife sanctuary
Land boundaries [time series]
none
Land use [time series]
arable land NA%; permanent crops NA%; meadows and pastures NA%; forest and woodland NA%; other NA%; heavily wooded
Natural resources [time series]
negligible
located in the Mozambique Channel 340 km west of Madagascar
Terrain [time series]
NA
Area (Total area) [time series]
28 km2; land area: 28 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