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Europa Island
2000 Edition — territory
Communications
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
[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
[time series]
NA
Geographic coordinates
[time series]
22 20 S, 40 22 E
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]
NEGL
Terrain
[time series]
low and flat
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
Flag
(Flag description)
[time series]
the flag of France is used
Military
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 (July 2000 est.)
Transnational Issues
Disputes - international
[time series]
claimed by Madagascar [Country Listing] [ The World Factbook Home]
Transportation
Airports
[time series]
1 (1999 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways
[time series]
total: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (1999 est.)
Ports
(Ports and harbors)
[time series]
none; offshore anchorage only