Bassas Da India
Geography 
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GEOGRAPHY
Location
Southern Africa, islands in the southern Mozambique Channel, about one-half of the way from Madagascar to Mozambique
Area
- Total area: 0.2 km2
- Land area: 0.2 km2
- Comparative area: NA
Land Boundaries
0 km
Coastline
35.2 km
Maritime Claims
- Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
- Territorial sea: 12 nm
International Disputes
Claimed by Madagascar
Climate
Tropical
Terrain
A volcanic rock
lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: 3 m
Natural Resources
Land Use
- Arable land: 0%
- Permanent crops: 0%
- Meadows and pastures: 0%
- Forest and woodland: 0%
- Other: 100% (all rock)
Irrigated Land
0 sq km
Environment
- Current issues: NA
- Natural hazards: maritime hazard since it is usually under water during high tide and surrounded by reefs; subject to periodic cyclones
- International agreements: NA
PEOPLE
Population
Uninhabited
GOVERNMENT
Names
- Conventional long form: none
- Conventional short form: Bassas da India
Digraph
BS
Type
French possession administered by a Commissioner of the Republic, resident in Reunion
Capital
None; administered by France from Reunion
Independence
None (possession of France)
ECONOMY
Overview
No economic activity
TRANSPORTATION
Ports
None; offshore anchorage only
DEFENSE FORCES
Note: Defense is the responsibility of France
History
World Atlas
last updated 21 november 1997
