Juan De Nova Island
Possession of France
Geography 
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GEOGRAPHY
Location
Southern Africa, island in the Mozambique Channel, about one-third of the way between Madagascar and Mozambique
Area
- Total area: 4.4 sq km
- Land area: 4.4 sq km
- Comparative area: about 7.5 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Land Boundaries
0 km
Coastline
24.1 km
Maritime Claims
- Contiguous zone: 12 nm
- Continental shelf: 200-m depth or to depth of exploitation
- Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
- Territorial sea: 12 nm
International Disputes
Claimed by Madagascar
Climate
Tropical
Terrain
lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: 10 m
Natural Resources
- Guano deposits and other fertilizers
Land Use
- Arable land: 0%
- Permanent crops: 0%
- Meadows and pastures: 0%
- Forest and woodland: 90%
- Other: 10%
Irrigated Land
0 sq km
Environment
- Current issues: NA
- Natural hazards: periodic cyclones
- International agreements: NA
Note: Wildlife sanctuary
PEOPLE
Population
Uninhabited
GOVERNMENT
Names
- Conventional long form: none
- Conventional short form: Juan de Nova Island
- Local long form: none
- Local short form: Ile Juan de Nova
Digraph
JU
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
Railroads
- Total: NA km; short line going to a jetty
Ports
None; offshore anchorage only
Airports
- Total: 1
- With unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 1
DEFENSE FORCES
Note: Defense is the responsibility of France
History
World Atlas
Last modified: 13 october 1997
