Compare Coral Sea Islands (2004) - Bassas da India (2004)

Compare Coral Sea Islands (2004) z Bassas da India (2004)

	Coral Sea Islands (2004)	Bassas da India (2004)

Area	total: less than 3 sq km land: less than 3 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes numerous small islands and reefs scattered over a sea area of about 780,000 sq km, with the Willis Islets the most important	total: 0.2 sq km land: 0.2 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	NA	about one-third the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Background	Scattered over some 1 million square kilometers of ocean, the Coral Sea Islands were declared a territory of Australia in 1969. They are uninhabited except for a small meteorological staff on the Willis Islets. Automated weather stations, beacons, and a lighthouse occupy many other islands and reefs.	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.
Climate	tropical	tropical
Coastline	3,095 km	35.2 km
Country name	conventional long form: Coral Sea Islands Territory conventional short form: Coral Sea Islands	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Bassas da India
Dependency status	territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Department of the Environment, Sport, and Territories	possession of France; administered by a high commissioner of the Republic, resident in Reunion
Diplomatic representation from the US	none (territory of Australia)	-
Diplomatic representation in the US	none (territory of Australia)	-
Disputes - international	none	claimed by Madagascar
Economy - overview	no economic activity	no economic activity
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location on Cato Island 6 m	lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 2.4 m
Environment - current issues	no permanent fresh water resources	NA
Executive branch	administered from Canberra by the Department of the Environment, Sport, and Territories	-
Flag description	the flag of Australia is used	the flag of France is used
Geographic coordinates	18 00 S, 152 00 E	21 30 S, 39 50 E
Geography - note	important nesting area for birds and turtles	the islands emerge from a circular reef that sits atop a long-extinct, submerged volcano
Irrigated land	0 sq km (1998 est.)	0 sq km (1998 est.)
Land boundaries	0 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (mostly grass or scrub cover) (2001)	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (all rock) (2001)
Legal system	the laws of Australia, where applicable, apply	the laws of France, where applicable, apply
Location	Oceania, islands in the Coral Sea, northeast of Australia	Southern Africa, islands in the southern Mozambique Channel, about one-half of the way from Madagascar to Mozambique
Map references	Oceania	Africa
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 3 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of Australia; visited regularly by the Royal Australian Navy; Australia has control over the activities of visitors	defense is the responsibility of France
Natural hazards	occasional tropical cyclones	maritime hazard since it is usually under water during high tide and surrounded by reefs; subject to periodic cyclones
Natural resources	NEGL	none
Population	no indigenous inhabitants note: there is a staff of three to four at the meteorological station (2004 est.)	uninhabited (July 2004 est.)
Ports and harbors	none; offshore anchorage only	none; offshore anchorage only
Terrain	sand and coral reefs and islands (or cays)	volcanic rock

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