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  1.                               Tromelin 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 western Indian Ocean, 350 km east of
  18.      Madagascar and 600 km north of Reunion
  19. Map references:
  20.      World
  21. Area:
  22. total area:
  23.      1 sq km
  24. land area:
  25.      1 sq km
  26. comparative area:
  27.      about 1.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
  28. Land boundaries:
  29.      0 km
  30. Coastline:
  31.      3.7 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, Mauritius, and Seychelles
  43. Climate:
  44.      tropical
  45. Terrain:
  46.      sandy
  47. Natural resources:
  48.      fish
  49. Land use:
  50. arable land:
  51.      0%
  52. permanent crops:
  53.      0%
  54. meadows and pastures:
  55.      0%
  56. forest and woodland:
  57.      0%
  58. other:
  59.      100% (scattered bushes)
  60. Irrigated land:
  61.      0 sq km
  62.  
  63.  
  64.  
  65.  
  66. Environment:
  67. current issues:
  68.      NA
  69. natural hazards:
  70.      NA
  71. international agreements:
  72.      NA
  73. Note:
  74.      climatologically important location for forecasting cyclones; wildlife
  75.      sanctuary
  76.  
  77.  
  78.                                   People
  79.  
  80.  
  81. Population:
  82.      uninhabited
  83.  
  84.  
  85.                                 Government
  86.  
  87.  
  88. Names:
  89. conventional long form:
  90.      none
  91. conventional short form:
  92. local long form:
  93.      none
  94. local short form:
  95.      Ile Tromelin
  96. Digraph:
  97.      TE
  98. Type:
  99.      French possession administered by Commissioner of the Republic,
  100.      resident in Reunion
  101. Capital:
  102.      none; administered by France from Reunion
  103. Independence:
  104.      none (possession of France)
  105.  
  106.  
  107.                                   Economy
  108.  
  109.  
  110. Overview:
  111.      no economic activity
  112.  
  113.  
  114.                               Communications
  115.  
  116.  
  117. Ports:
  118.      none; offshore anchorage only
  119. Airports:
  120. total:
  121.      1
  122. usable:
  123.      1
  124. with permanent-surface runways:
  125.      0
  126. with runways over 3,659 m:
  127.      0
  128.  
  129.  
  130.  
  131.  
  132. with runways 2,440-3,659 m:
  133.      0
  134. with runways 1,220-2,439 m:
  135.      0
  136. Telecommunications:
  137.      important meteorological station
  138.  
  139.  
  140.                               Defense Forces
  141.  
  142.  
  143. Note:
  144.      defense is the responsibility of France
  145.  
  146.  
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