TROMELIN ISLAND
(French possession)
GEOGRAPHY
Total area: 1 km2; land area: 1 km2

Comparative area: about 1.7 times the size of The Mall in
Washington, DC

Land boundaries: none

Coastline: 3.7 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, Mauritius, and Seychelles

Climate: tropical

Terrain: sandy

Natural resources: fish

Land use: arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; meadows and pastures
0%; forest and woodland 0%; other--scattered bushes 100%

Environment: wildlife sanctuary

Note: located 350 km east of Madagascar and 600 km north of Reunion
in the Indian Ocean; climatologically important location for forecasting
cyclones

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
Airports: 1 with runway less than 1,220 m

Ports: none; offshore anchorage only

Telecommunications: important meteorological station

DEFENSE FORCES
Note: defense is the responsibility of France



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