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  1.                             Juan de Nova Island
  2.  
  3.  
  4.  
  5.  
  6.                                   Header
  7.  
  8.  
  9. Affiliation:
  10.      (possession of France)
  11.  
  12.  
  13.                                  Geography
  14.  
  15.  
  16. Location:
  17.      Southern Africa, in the central Mozambique Channel about one-third of
  18.      the way between Madagascar and Mozambique
  19. Map references:
  20.      Africa
  21. Area:
  22. total area:
  23.      4.4 sq km
  24. land area:
  25.      4.4 sq km
  26. comparative area:
  27.      about 7.5 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
  28. Land boundaries:
  29.      0 km
  30. Coastline:
  31.      24.1 km
  32. Maritime claims:
  33. contiguous zone:
  34.      12 nm
  35. continental shelf:
  36.      200-m depth or to depth of exploitation
  37. exclusive economic zone:
  38.      200 nm
  39. territorial sea:
  40.      12 nm
  41. International disputes:
  42.      claimed by Madagascar
  43. Climate:
  44.      tropical
  45. Terrain:
  46.      NA
  47. Natural resources:
  48.      guano deposits and other fertilizers
  49. Land use:
  50. arable land:
  51.      0%
  52. permanent crops:
  53.      0%
  54. meadows and pastures:
  55.      0%
  56. forest and woodland:
  57.      90%
  58. other:
  59.      10%
  60. Irrigated land:
  61.      0 sq km
  62.  
  63.  
  64.  
  65.  
  66. Environment:
  67. current issues:
  68.      NA
  69. natural hazards:
  70.      subject to periodic cyclones
  71. international agreements:
  72.      NA
  73. Note:
  74.      wildlife sanctuary
  75.  
  76.  
  77.                                   People
  78.  
  79.  
  80. Population:
  81.      uninhabited
  82.  
  83.  
  84.                                 Government
  85.  
  86.  
  87. Names:
  88. conventional long form:
  89.      none
  90. conventional short form:
  91. local long form:
  92.      none
  93. local short form:
  94.      Ile Juan de Nova
  95. Digraph:
  96.      JU
  97. Type:
  98.      French possession administered by Commissioner of the Republic,
  99.      resident in Reunion
  100. Capital:
  101.      none; administered by France from Reunion
  102. Independence:
  103.      none (possession of France)
  104.  
  105.  
  106.                                   Economy
  107.  
  108.  
  109. Overview:
  110.      no economic activity
  111.  
  112.  
  113.                               Communications
  114.  
  115.  
  116. Railroads:
  117.      short line going to a jetty
  118. Ports:
  119.      none; offshore anchorage only
  120. Airports:
  121. total:
  122.      1
  123. usable:
  124.      1
  125. with permanent-surface runways:
  126.      0
  127.  
  128.  
  129.  
  130.  
  131. with runways over 3,659 m:
  132.      0
  133. with runways 2,439-3,659 m:
  134.      0
  135. with runways 1,220-2,439 m:
  136.      1
  137.  
  138.  
  139.                               Defense Forces
  140.  
  141.  
  142. Note:
  143.      defense is the responsibility of France
  144.  
  145.  
  146.  
  147.  
  148.  
  149.  
  150.