Tromelin Island




                                  Header


Affiliation:
     (possession of France)


                                 Geography


Location:
     Southern Africa, in the western Indian Ocean, 350 km east of
     Madagascar and 600 km north of Reunion
Map references:
     World
Area:
total area:
     1 sq km
land area:
     1 sq km
comparative area:
     about 1.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Land boundaries:
     0 km
Coastline:
     3.7 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, Mauritius, and Seychelles
Climate:
     tropical
Terrain:
     sandy
Natural resources:
     fish
Land use:
arable land:
     0%
permanent crops:
     0%
meadows and pastures:
     0%
forest and woodland:
     0%
other:
     100% (scattered bushes)
Irrigated land:
     0 sq km




Environment:
current issues:
     NA
natural hazards:
     NA
international agreements:
     NA
Note:
     climatologically important location for forecasting cyclones; wildlife
     sanctuary


                                  People


Population:
     uninhabited


                                Government


Names:
conventional long form:
     none
conventional short form:
local long form:
     none
local short form:
     Ile Tromelin
Digraph:
     TE
Type:
     French possession administered by Commissioner of the Republic,
     resident in Reunion
Capital:
     none; administered by France from Reunion
Independence:
     none (possession of France)


                                  Economy


Overview:
     no economic activity


                              Communications


Ports:
     none; offshore anchorage only
Airports:
total:
     1
usable:
     1
with permanent-surface runways:
     0
with runways over 3,659 m:
     0




with runways 2,440-3,659 m:
     0
with runways 1,220-2,439 m:
     0
Telecommunications:
     important meteorological station


                              Defense Forces


Note:
     defense is the responsibility of France