ARCHIVE // RE // 1992
Juan de Nova Island
1992 Edition — territory
Communications
Airports
[time series]
1 with non-permanent-surface runways 1,220-2,439 m
Ports
[time series]
none; offshore anchorage only
Railways
(Railroads)
[time series]
short line going to a jetty
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]
24.1 km
Area - comparative
(Comparative area)
[time series]
about 7.5 times the size of the Mall in Washington, DC
Disputes - international
(Disputes)
[time series]
claimed by Madagascar
Environment - current issues
(Environment)
[time series]
subject to periodic cyclones; wildlife sanctuary
Area
(Land area)
[time series]
4.4 km2
Land boundaries
[time series]
none
Land use
[time series]
arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; meadows and pastures 0%; forest and woodland 90%; other 10%
Maritime claims
[time series]
Contiguous zone: 12 nm Continental shelf: 200 m (depth) or to depth of exploitation Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm Territorial sea: 12 nm
Natural resources
[time series]
guano deposits and other fertilizers
Note
[time series]
located in the central Mozambique Channel about halfway between Africa and Madagascar
Terrain
[time series]
undetermined
Area
(Total area)
[time series]
4.4 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, resident in Reunion
People
Population
[time series]
uninhabited