Juan de Nova Island (2003)

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Airports	1 (2002)
Airports - with unpaved runways	total: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2002)
Area	total: 4.4 sq km land: 4.4 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	about seven times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Background	Named after a famous 15th century Spanish navigator and explorer, the island has been a French possession since 1897. It has been exploited for its guano and phosphate. Presently a small military garrison oversees a meteorological station.
Climate	tropical
Coastline	24.1 km
Country name	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Juan de Nova Island local long form: none local short form: Ile Juan de Nova
Dependency status	possession of France; administered by a high commissioner of the Republic, resident in Reunion
Diplomatic representation from the US	none (possession of France)
Diplomatic representation in the US	none (possession of France)
Disputes - international	claimed by Madagascar
Economy - overview	Up to 12,000 tons of guano are mined per year.
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 10 m
Environment - current issues	NA
Flag description	the flag of France is used
Geographic coordinates	17 03 S, 42 45 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% (90% forest) (1998 est.)
Legal system	the laws of France, where applicable, apply
Location	Southern Africa, island in the Mozambique Channel, about one-third of the way between Madagascar and Mozambique
Map references	Africa
Maritime claims	continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of France
Natural hazards	periodic cyclones
Natural resources	guano deposits and other fertilizers
Population	no indigenous inhabitants note: there is a small French military garrison along with a few meteorologists; occasionally visited by scientists (July 2003 est.)
Ports and harbors	none; offshore anchorage only
Railways	total: NA km; short line going to a jetty
Terrain	low and flat
Waterways	none

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