ARCHIVE // RE // 1994
Europa Island
1994 Edition — territory
Communications
Airports
[time series]
total: 1 usable: 1 with permanent-surface runways: 0 with runways over 3,659 m: 0 with runways 2,439-3,659 m: 0 with runways 1,220-2,439 m: 1
Ports
[time series]
none; offshore anchorage only
Telecommunication systems
(Telecommunications)
[time series]
1 meteorological station
Defense Forces
Affiliation
[time series]
(dependent territory of the UK)
Note
[time series]
defense is the responsibility of France
Economy
Economic overview
(Overview)
[time series]
no economic activity
Geography
Area
[time series]
total area: 28 sq km land area: 28 sq km comparative area: about 0.2 times the size of Washington, DC
Climate
[time series]
tropical
Coastline
[time series]
22.2 km
Environment - current issues
(Environment)
[time series]
current issues: NA natural hazards: NA international agreements: NA
Disputes - international
(International disputes)
[time series]
claimed by Madagascar
Irrigated land
[time series]
0 sq km
Land boundaries
[time series]
0 km
Land use
[time series]
arable land: NA% permanent crops: NA% meadows and pastures: NA% forest and woodland: NA% other: NA% (heavily wooded)
Location
[time series]
Southern Africa, in the southern Mozambique Channel about halfway between Madagascar and Mozambique
Map references
[time series]
Africa
Maritime claims
[time series]
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm
Natural resources
[time series]
negligible
Note
[time series]
wildlife sanctuary
Terrain
[time series]
NA
Government
Capital
[time series]
none; administered by France from Reunion
Digraph
[time series]
EU
Independence
[time series]
none (possession of France)
Country name
(Names)
[time series]
conventional long form: none conventional short form: Europa Island local long form: none local short form: Ile Europa
Government type
(Type)
[time series]
French possession administered by Commissioner of the Republic; resident in Reunion
People
Population
[time series]
uninhabited