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Europa Island |
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Introduction | Europa Island |
Background:
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A French possession since 1897, the island is heavily wooded; it is the site of a small military garrison that staffs a weather station. |
Geography | Europa Island |
Location:
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Southern Africa, island in the Mozambique Channel, about one-half of the way from southern Madagascar to southern Mozambique |
Geographic coordinates:
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22 20 S, 40 22 E |
Map references:
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Africa |
Area:
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total: 28 sq km
water: 0 sq km land: 28 sq km |
Area - comparative:
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about 0.16 times the size of Washington, DC |
Land boundaries:
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0 km |
Coastline:
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22.2 km |
Maritime claims:
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territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
Climate:
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tropical |
Terrain:
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low and flat |
Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location 24 m |
Natural resources:
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NEGL |
Land use:
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arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (mangrove forests and woodlands) (2001) |
Irrigated land:
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0 sq km (1998 est.) |
Natural hazards:
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NA |
Environment - current issues:
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NA |
Geography - note:
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wildlife sanctuary |
People | Europa Island |
Population:
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no indigenous inhabitants
note: there is a small French military garrison and a few meteorologists; visited by scientists (July 2004 est.) |
Government | Europa Island |
Country name:
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conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Europa Island local short form: Ile Europa local long form: none |
Dependency status:
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possession of France; administered by a high commissioner of the Republic, resident in Reunion |
Legal system:
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the laws of France, where applicable, apply |
Flag description:
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the flag of France is used |
Economy | Europa Island |
Economy - overview:
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no economic activity |
Communications | Europa Island |
Communications - note:
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1 meteorological station |
Transportation | Europa Island |
Ports and harbors:
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none; offshore anchorage only |
Airports:
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1 (2003 est.) |
Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2004 est.) |
Military | Europa Island |
Military - note:
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defense is the responsibility of France |
Transnational Issues | Europa Island |
Disputes - international:
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claimed by Madagascar |
This page was last updated on 10 February, 2005 |