54 lines
4.2 KiB
Plaintext
54 lines
4.2 KiB
Plaintext
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EUROPA ISLAND
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(French possession)
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GEOGRAPHY
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Total area: 28 km2; land area: 28 km2
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Comparative area: about 0.2 times the size of Washington, DC
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Land boundaries: none
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Coastline: 22.2 km
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Maritime claims:
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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: NA
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Natural resources: negligible
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Land use: arable land NA%; permanent crops NA%; meadows and
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pastures NA%; forest and woodland NA%; other NA%; heavily wooded
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Environment: wildlife sanctuary
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Note: located in the Mozambique Channel 340 km west of 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
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the 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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Airports: 1 with runway 1,220 to 2,439 m
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Ports: none; offshore anchorage only
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Telecommunications: 1 meteorological station
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DEFENSE FORCES
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Note: defense is the responsibility of France
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