Bassas da India (2003) | Bassas da India (2006) | |
Background | This atoll is a volcanic rock surrounded by reefs and is awash at high tide. A French possession since 1897, it was placed under the administration of a commissioner residing in Reunion in 1968. | This atoll is a volcanic rock surrounded by reefs and is awash at high tide. A French possession since 1897, it was placed under the administration of an Administrateur Superieur of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands. |
Dependency status | possession of France; administered by a high commissioner of the Republic, resident in Reunion | possession of France; administered by the Administrateur Superieur of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands |
Irrigated land | 0 sq km (1998 est.) | 0 sq km |
Land use | arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (all rock) (1998 est.) |
arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (all rock) (2005) |
Maritime claims | exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM |
territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
Population | uninhabited (July 2003 est.) | uninhabited (July 2006 est.) |
Ports and harbors | none; offshore anchorage only | - |
Waterways | none | - |