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Europa Island

1992 Edition — territory

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Communications
Airports [time series]
1 with runways 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
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
Area (Land area) [time series]
28 km2
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
Maritime claims [time series]
Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm Territorial sea: 12 nm
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
Government
Capital [time series]
none; administered by France from Reunion
Country name (Long-form name) [time series]
none
Government type (Type) [time series]
French possession administered by Commissioner of the Republic Jacques DEWATRE (as of July 1991); resident in Reunion
People
Population [time series]
uninhabited