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  1. #CARD:Tromelin Island:Header
  2.                             THE WORLD FACTBOOK 
  3.                                  Tromelin Island
  4.                                      Header
  5.  
  6.  
  7. Affiliation:
  8.     (possession of France)
  9.  
  10. #ENDCARD
  11. #CARD:Tromelin Island:Geography
  12. #IMAGE 49 66 TWPCX \maps\Tromelin.PCX
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  14.                                  Tromelin Island
  15.                                     Geography
  16.  
  17.  
  18. Location:
  19.     in the western Indian Ocean, 350 km east of Madagascar and 600 km north of
  20.     Reunion
  21. Map references:
  22.     World
  23. Area:
  24.   total area:
  25.     1 km2
  26.   land area:
  27.     1 km2
  28.   comparative area:
  29.     about 1.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
  30. Land boundaries:
  31.     0 km
  32. Coastline:
  33.     3.7 km
  34. Maritime claims:
  35.   contiguous zone:
  36.     12 nm
  37.   continental shelf:
  38.     200 m depth or to depth of exploitation
  39.   exclusive economic zone:
  40.     200 nm
  41.   territorial sea:
  42.     12 nm
  43. International disputes:
  44.     claimed by Madagascar, Mauritius, and Seychelles
  45. Climate:
  46.     tropical
  47. Terrain:
  48.     sandy
  49. Natural resources:
  50.     fish
  51. Land use:
  52.   arable land:
  53.     0%
  54.   permanent crops:
  55.     0%
  56.   meadows and pastures:
  57.     0%
  58.   forest and woodland:
  59.     0%
  60.   other:
  61.     100% (scattered bushes)
  62. Irrigated land:
  63.     0 km2
  64. Environment:
  65.     wildlife sanctuary
  66. Note:
  67.     climatologically important location for forecasting cyclones
  68.  
  69. #ENDCARD
  70. #CARD:Tromelin Island:People
  71.                             THE WORLD FACTBOOK 
  72.                                  Tromelin Island
  73.                                      People
  74.  
  75.  
  76. Population:
  77.     uninhabited
  78.  
  79. #ENDCARD
  80. #CARD:Tromelin Island:Government
  81.                             THE WORLD FACTBOOK 
  82.                                  Tromelin Island
  83.                                    Government
  84.  
  85.  
  86. Names:
  87.   conventional long form:
  88.     none
  89.   conventional short form:
  90.     Tromelin Island
  91.   local long form:
  92.     none
  93.   local short form:
  94.     Ile Tromelin
  95. Digraph:
  96.     TE
  97. Type:
  98.     French possession administered by Commissioner of the Republic, resident in
  99.     Reunion
  100. Capital:
  101.     none; administered by France from Reunion
  102. Independence:
  103.     none (possession of France)
  104.  
  105. #ENDCARD
  106. #CARD:Tromelin Island:Economy
  107.                             THE WORLD FACTBOOK 
  108.                                  Tromelin Island
  109.                                      Economy
  110.  
  111.  
  112. Overview:
  113.     no economic activity
  114.  
  115. #ENDCARD
  116. #CARD:Tromelin Island:Communications
  117.                             THE WORLD FACTBOOK 
  118.                                  Tromelin Island
  119.                                  Communications
  120.  
  121.  
  122. Ports:
  123.     none; offshore anchorage only
  124. Airports:
  125.   total:
  126.     1
  127.   usable:
  128.     1
  129.   with permanent-surface runways:
  130.     0
  131.   with runways over 3,659 m:
  132.     0
  133.   with runways 2,440-3,659 m:
  134.     0
  135.   with runways 1,220-2,439 m:
  136.     0
  137. Telecommunications:
  138.     important meteorological station
  139.  
  140. #ENDCARD
  141. #CARD:Tromelin Island:Defense Forces
  142.                             THE WORLD FACTBOOK 
  143.                                  Tromelin Island
  144.                                  Defense Forces
  145.  
  146.  
  147. Note:
  148.     defense is the responsibility of France
  149.  
  150. #ENDCARD
  151.