Europa Island (2002)

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Airports	1 (2001)
Airports - with unpaved runways	total: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2002)
Area	total: 28 sq km land: 28 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	about 0.16 times the size of Washington, DC
Background	A French possession since 1897, the island is heavily wooded; it is the site of a small military garrison that staffs a weather station.
Climate	tropical
Coastline	22.2 km
Country name	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Europa Island local long form: none local short form: Ile Europa
Dependency status	possession of France; administered by a high commissioner of the Republic, resident in Reunion
Disputes - international	claimed by Madagascar
Economy - overview	no economic activity
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 24 m
Environment - current issues	NA
Flag description	the flag of France is used
Geographic coordinates	22 20 S, 40 22 E
Geography - note	wildlife sanctuary
Irrigated land	0 sq km (1998 est.)
Land boundaries	0 km
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (mangrove forests and woodlands) (1998 est.)
Legal system	the laws of France, where applicable, apply
Location	Southern Africa, island in the Mozambique Channel, about one-half of the way from southern Madagascar to southern Mozambique
Map references	Africa
Maritime claims	exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of France
Natural hazards	NA
Natural resources	NEGL
Population	no indigenous inhabitants note: there is a small French military garrison and a few meteorologists; visited by scientists (July 2002 est.)
Ports and harbors	none; offshore anchorage only
Terrain	low and flat
Waterways	none

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