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| Introduction | Juan de Nova Island | |
Background: | Named after a famous 15th century Spanish navigator and explorer, the island has been a French possession since 1897. It has been exploited for its guano and phosphate. Presently a small military garrison oversees a meteorological station. |
| Geography | Juan de Nova Island | |
Location: | Southern Africa, island in the Mozambique Channel, about one-third of the way between Madagascar and Mozambique |
Geographic coordinates: | 17 03 S, 42 45 E |
Map references: | Africa |
Area: | total: 4.4 sq km
land: 4.4 sq km
water: 0 sq km |
Area - comparative: | about seven times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC |
Land boundaries: | 0 km |
Coastline: | 24.1 km |
Maritime claims: | territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation |
Climate: | tropical |
Terrain: | low and flat |
Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location 10 m |
Natural resources: | guano deposits and other fertilizers |
Land use: | arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 100% (90% forest) (2001) |
Irrigated land: | 0 sq km (1998 est.) |
Natural hazards: | periodic cyclones |
Environment - current issues: | NA |
Geography - note: | wildlife sanctuary |
| People | Juan de Nova Island | |
Population: | no indigenous inhabitants
note: there is a small French military garrison along with a few meteorologists; occasionally visited by scientists (July 2005 est.) |
| Government | Juan de Nova Island | |
Country name: | conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Juan de Nova Island
local long form: none
local short form: Ile Juan de Nova |
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 |
Diplomatic representation in the US: | none (possession of France) |
Diplomatic representation from the US: | none (possession of France) |
Flag description: | the flag of France is used |
| Economy | Juan de Nova Island | |
Economy - overview: | Up to 12,000 tons of guano are mined per year. |
| Communications | Juan de Nova Island | |
Communications - note: | 1 meteorological station |
| Transportation | Juan de Nova 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 | Juan de Nova Island | |
Military - note: | defense is the responsibility of France |
| Transnational Issues | Juan de Nova Island | |
Disputes - international: | claimed by Madagascar |
| This page was last updated on 9 August, 2005 | -.-.- |
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