56 lines
4.4 KiB
Plaintext
56 lines
4.4 KiB
Plaintext
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BASSAS DA INDIA
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(French possession)
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GEOGRAPHY
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Total area: undetermined
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Comparative area: undetermined
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Land boundaries: none
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Coastline: 35.2 km
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Maritime claims:
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Contiguous zone: 12 nm;
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Continental shelf: 200 m (depth) or to depth of exploitation;
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Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm;
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Territorial sea: 12 nm
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Disputes: claimed by Madagascar
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Climate: tropical
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Terrain: a volcanic rock 2.4 m high
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Natural resources: none
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Land use: arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; meadows and
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pastures 0%; forest and woodland 0%; other (rock) 100%
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Environment: surrounded by reefs; subject to periodic cyclones
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Note: navigational hazard since it is usually under water during
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high tide; located in southern Mozambique Channel about halfway between
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Africa and Madagascar
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PEOPLE
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Population: uninhabited
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GOVERNMENT
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Long-form name: none
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Type: French possession administered by Commissioner of the
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Republic Daniel CONSTANTIN, resident in Reunion
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ECONOMY
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Overview: no economic activity
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COMMUNICATIONS
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Ports: none; offshore anchorage only
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DEFENSE FORCES
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Note: defense is the responsibility of France
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