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Navassa Island

1997 Edition — territory

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Economy
Economic overview (Economy - overview) [time series]
no economic activity
Geography
Area [time series]
total : 5.2 sq km land: 5.2 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative [time series]
about nine times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Climate [time series]
marine, tropical
Coastline [time series]
8 km
Elevation (Elevation extremes) [time series]
lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: unnamed location on southwest side 77 m
Environment - current issues [time series]
NA
International environmental agreements (Environment - international agreements) [time series]
party to: NA signed, but not ratified: NA
Geographic coordinates [time series]
18 25 N, 75 02 W
Geography - 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
Irrigated land [time series]
0 sq km (1993)
Land boundaries [time series]
0 km
Land use [time series]
arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% permanent pastures : 10% forests 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 hazards [time series]
NA
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)
Government
Country name [time series]
conventional long form: none conventional short form: Navassa Island
Data code [time series]
BQ
Dependency status [time series]
unincorporated territory of the US; administered by the US Coast Guard; in September 1996, the Coast Guard ceased operations and maintenance of Navassa Island Light, a 46 meter tall lighthouse located on the southern side of the island; negotiations are currently underway between the Coast Guard, General Services Administration, and Department of Interior for transfer of administration of the island; there has also been a private claim advanced against the island
Flag (Flag description) [time series]
the flag of the US is used
Capital (National capital) [time series]
none; administered from Washington, DC
Military
Military - note [time series]
defense is the responsibility of the US
People
Population [time series]
uninhabited note: transient Haitian fishermen and others camp on the island
Transnational Issues
Disputes - international [time series]
claimed by Haiti NEPAL
Transportation
Ports (Ports and harbors) [time series]
none; offshore anchorage only