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Bassas da India

1992 Edition — territory

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Communications
Ports [time series]
none; offshore anchorage only
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]
35.2 km
Area - comparative (Comparative area) [time series]
undetermined
Disputes - international (Disputes) [time series]
claimed by Madagascar
Environment - current issues (Environment) [time series]
surrounded by reefs; subject to periodic cyclones
Area (Land area) [time series]
undetermined
Land boundaries [time series]
none
Land use [time series]
arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; meadows and pastures 0%; forest and woodland 0%; other (rock) 100%
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]
none
Note [time series]
navigational hazard since it is usually under water during high tide; located in southern Mozambique Channel about halfway between Africa and Madagascar
Terrain [time series]
a volcanic rock 2.4 m high
Area (Total area) [time series]
NA
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 (since July 1991), resident in Reunion
People
Population [time series]
uninhabited