JUAN DE NOVA ISLAND
(French possession)
GEOGRAPHY
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: none

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

Disputes: claimed by Madagascar

Climate: tropical

Terrain: undetermined

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%

Environment: subject to periodic cyclones; wildlife sanctuary

Note: located in the central 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
Railroads: short line going to a jetty

Airports: 1 with nonpermanent-surface runway 1,220-2,439 m

Ports: none; offshore anchorage only

DEFENSE FORCES
Note: defense is the responsibility of France



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