BASSAS DA INDIA
(French possession)
GEOGRAPHY
Total area: undetermined

Comparative area: undetermined

Land boundaries: none

Coastline: 35.2 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

Disputes: claimed by Madagascar

Climate: tropical

Terrain: a volcanic rock 2.4 m high

Natural resources: none

Land use: arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; meadows and
pastures 0%; forest and woodland 0%; other (rock) 100%

Environment: surrounded by reefs; subject to periodic cyclones

Note: navigational hazard since it is usually under water during
high tide; located in southern Mozambique Channel about halfway between
Africa and Madagascar
PEOPLE
Population: uninhabited

GOVERNMENT
Long-form name: none

Type: French possession administered by Commissioner of the
Republic Daniel CONSTANTIN, resident in Reunion

ECONOMY
Overview: no economic activity

COMMUNICATIONS
Ports: none; offshore anchorage only

DEFENSE FORCES
Note: defense is the responsibility of France



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