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| Introduction | Europa Island | |
Background: | A French possession since 1897, the island is heavily wooded; it is the site of a small military garrison that staffs a weather station. |
Location: | Southern Africa, island in the Mozambique Channel, about half way between southern Madagascar and southern Mozambique |
Geographic coordinates: | 22 20 S, 40 22 E |
Map references: | Africa |
Area: | total: 28 sq km
land: 28 sq km
water: 0 sq km |
Area - comparative: | about 0.16 times the size of Washington, DC |
Land boundaries: | 0 km |
Coastline: | 22.2 km |
Maritime claims: | territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
Climate: | tropical |
Terrain: | low and flat |
Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location 24 m |
Natural resources: | NEGL |
Land use: | arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 100% (mangrove forests and woodlands) (2001) |
Irrigated land: | 0 sq km (1998 est.) |
Natural hazards: | NA |
Environment - current issues: | NA |
Geography - note: | wildlife sanctuary |
Population: | no indigenous inhabitants
note: there is a small French military garrison and a few meteorologists; visited by scientists (July 2005 est.) |
Country name: | conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Europa Island
local long form: none
local short form: Ile Europa |
Dependency status: | possession of France; administered by a high commissioner of the Republic, resident in Reunion |
Legal system: | the laws of France, where applicable, apply |
Flag description: | the flag of France is used |
Economy - overview: | no economic activity |
Industries: | none |
| Communications | Europa Island | |
Communications - note: | 1 meteorological station |
| Transportation | Europa Island | |
Ports and harbors: | none; offshore anchorage only |
Airports: | 1 (2004 est.) |
Airports - with unpaved runways: | total: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2004 est.) |
Military - note: | defense is the responsibility of France |
| Transnational Issues | Europa Island | |
Disputes - international: | claimed by Madagascar |
| This page was last updated on 9 August, 2005 | -.-.- |
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