ARCHIVE // RE // 1991
Europa Island
1991 Edition — territory
Communications
Airports
[time series]
1 with runway 1,220 to 2,439 m
Ports
[time series]
none; offshore anchorage only
Telecommunication systems
(Telecommunications)
[time series]
1 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]
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
Note
[time series]
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