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Europa Island

1999 Edition — territory

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Communications
Communications - note (Communications--note) [time series]
1 meteorological station
Economy
Economic overview (Economy--overview) [time series]
no economic activity
Geography
Area [time series]
total: 28 sq km land: 28 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative (Area--comparative) [time series]
about 0.16 times the size of Washington, DC
Climate [time series]
tropical
Coastline [time series]
22.2 km
Elevation (Elevation extremes) [time series]
lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 24 m
Environment - current issues (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]
22 20 S, 40 22 E
Geography - note (Geography--note) [time series]
wildlife sanctuary
Irrigated land [time series]
0 sq km (1993)
Land boundaries [time series]
0 km
Land use [time series]
arable land: NA% permanent crops: NA% permanent pastures: NA% forests and woodland: NA% other: NA%
Location [time series]
Southern Africa, island in the Mozambique Channel, about one-half of the way from southern Madagascar to southern Mozambique
Map references [time series]
Africa
Maritime claims [time series]
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm
Natural hazards [time series]
NA
Natural resources [time series]
negligible
Terrain [time series]
NA
Government
Country name [time series]
conventional long form: none conventional short form: Europa Island local long form: none local short form: Ile Europa
Data code [time series]
EU
Dependency status [time series]
possession of France; administered by a high commissioner of the Republic, resident in Reunion
Diplomatic representation from the US [time series]
none (possession of France)
Diplomatic representation in the US [time series]
none (possession of France)
Flag (Flag description) [time series]
the flag of France is used
Independence [time series]
none (possession of France)
Legal system [time series]
NA
Military
Military - note (Military--note) [time series]
defense is the responsibility of France
People
Population [time series]
no indigenous inhabitants note: there is a small French military garrison
Transnational Issues
Disputes - international (Disputes--international) [time series]
claimed by Madagascar
Transportation
Airports [time series]
1 (1998 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways (Airports--with unpaved runways) [time series]
total: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (1998 est.)
Ports (Ports and harbors) [time series]
none; offshore anchorage only