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Navassa Island

1996 Edition — territory

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Economy
Economic overview [time series]
no economic activity
Geography
Area [time series]
total area: 5.2 sq km land area: 5.2 sq km comparative area: about nine times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Climate [time series]
marine, tropical
Coastline [time series]
8 km
Environment - current issues (Environment) [time series]
current issues: NA natural hazards: NA international agreements: NA
Geographic coordinates [time series]
18 25 N, 75 02 W
Geography - note (Geographic note) [time series]
strategic location 160 km south of the US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; mostly exposed rock, but enough grassland to support goat herds; dense stands of fig-like trees, scattered cactus
Disputes - international (International disputes) [time series]
claimed by Haiti
Irrigated land [time series]
0 sq km
Land boundaries [time series]
0 km
Land use [time series]
arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% meadows and pastures: 10% forest and woodland: 0% other: 90%
Location [time series]
Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, about one-fourth of the way from Haiti to Jamaica
Map references [time series]
Central America and the Caribbean
Maritime claims [time series]
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm
Natural resources [time series]
guano
Terrain [time series]
raised coral and limestone plateau, flat to undulating; ringed by vertical white cliffs (9 to 15 meters high) lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: unnamed location on southwest side 77 m
Government
Capital [time series]
none; administered from Washington, DC
Data code [time series]
BQ
Flag [time series]
the flag of the US is used
Country name (Name of country) [time series]
conventional long form: none conventional short form: Navassa Island
Government type (Type of government) [time series]
unincorporated territory of the US administered by the US Coast Guard
People
Population [time series]
uninhabited; note - transient Haitian fishermen and others camp on the island
Transportation
Military - note (Defense note) [time series]
defense is the responsibility of the US
Ports [time series]
none; offshore anchorage only Defense