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Tromelin Island

1993 Edition — territory

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Communications
Airports [time series]
total: 1 usable: 1 with permanent-surface runways: 0 with runways over 3,659 m: 0 with runways 2,440-3,659 m: 0 with runways 1,220-2,439 m: 0
Ports [time series]
none; offshore anchorage only
Telecommunication systems (Telecommunications) [time series]
important meteorological station
Defense Forces
Note [time series]
defense is the responsibility of France
Economy
Economic overview (Overview) [time series]
no economic activity
Geography
Area [time series]
total area: 1 km2 land area: 1 km2 comparative area: about 1.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Climate [time series]
tropical
Coastline [time series]
3.7 km
Environment - current issues (Environment) [time series]
wildlife sanctuary
Disputes - international (International disputes) [time series]
claimed by Madagascar, Mauritius, and Seychelles
Irrigated land [time series]
0 km2
Land boundaries [time series]
0 km
Land use [time series]
arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% meadows and pastures: 0% forest and woodland: 0% other: 100% (scattered bushes)
Location [time series]
in the western Indian Ocean, 350 km east of Madagascar and 600 km north of Reunion
Map references [time series]
World
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]
fish
Note [time series]
climatologically important location for forecasting cyclones
Terrain [time series]
sandy
Government
Capital [time series]
none; administered by France from Reunion
Digraph [time series]
TE
Independence [time series]
none (possession of France)
Country name (Names) [time series]
conventional long form: none conventional short form: Tromelin Island local long form: none local short form: Ile Tromelin
Government type (Type) [time series]
French possession administered by Commissioner of the Republic, resident in Reunion
People
Population [time series]
uninhabited