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#CARD:Juan de Nova Island:Header
THE WORLD FACTBOOK
Juan de Nova Island
Header
Affiliation:
(possession of France)
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#CARD:Juan de Nova Island:Geography
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Juan de Nova Island
Geography
Location:
Southern Africa, in the central Mozambique Channel about one-third of the
way between Madagascar and Mozambique
Map references:
Africa
Area:
total area:
4.4 km2
land area:
4.4 km2
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:
NA
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 km2
Environment:
subject to periodic cyclones; wildlife sanctuary
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#CARD:Juan de Nova Island:People
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Juan de Nova Island
People
Population:
uninhibited
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#CARD:Juan de Nova Island:Government
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Juan de Nova Island
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)
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#CARD:Juan de Nova Island:Economy
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Juan de Nova Island
Economy
Overview:
no economic activity
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#CARD:Juan de Nova Island:Communications
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Juan de Nova Island
Communications
Railroads:
short line going to a jetty
Ports:
none; offshore anchorage only
Airports:
total:
1
usable:
1
with permament-surface runways:
0
with runways over 3,659 m:
0
with runways 2,439-3,659 m:
0
with runways 1,220-2,439 m:
1
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#CARD:Juan de Nova Island:Defense Forces
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Juan de Nova Island
Defense Forces
Note:
defense is the responsibility of France
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