Europa Island (2006)

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Airports	1 (2006)
Airports - with unpaved runways	total: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2006)
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 the Administrateur Superieur of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands
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
Land boundaries	0 km
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (mangrove forests and woodlands) (2005)
Legal system	the laws of France, where applicable, apply
Location	Southern Africa, island in the Mozambique Channel, about half way between southern Madagascar and southern Mozambique
Map references	Africa
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 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 2006 est.)
Terrain	low and flat

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