Europa Island

Possession of France

Geography                 Economy                 Defense Forces
 

People                    Transportation          Government



Communications            History      	          Travel

GEOGRAPHY

Location

Southern Africa, island in the Mozambique Channel, about one-half of the way from southern Madagascar to southern Mozambique

Area

Total area: 28 sq km
Land area: 28 sq km
Comparative area: about 0.2 times the size of Washington, DC

Land Boundaries

0 km

Coastline

22.2 km

Maritime Claims

Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Territorial sea: 12 nm

International Disputes

Claimed by Madagascar

Climate

Tropical

Terrain

NA
lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: 24 m

Natural Resources

Negligible

Land Use

Arable land: NA
Permanent crops: NA
Meadows and pastures: NA
Forest and woodland: NA (heavily wooded)
Other: NA

Irrigated Land

0 sq km

Environment

Current issues: NA
Natural hazards: NA
International agreements: NA

Note: Wildlife sanctuary

PEOPLE

Population

Uninhabited

GOVERNMENT

Names

Conventional long form: none
Conventional short form: Europa Island
Local long form: none
Local short form: Ile Europa

Digraph

Type

French possession administered by Commissioner of the Republic; resident in Reunion

Capital

None; administered by France from Reunion

Independence

None (possession of France)

Flag

The flag of France is used

ECONOMY

Overview

No economic activity

TRANSPORTATION

Ports

None; offshore anchorage only

Airports

Total: 1
With unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 1

COMMUNICATIONS

Note: 1 meteorological station

DEFENSE FORCES

Note: Defense is the responsibility of France

History
World Atlas

last modified: 24 november 1997

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