Europa Island (2001) | Europa Island (2003) | |
Airports | 1 (2000 est.) | 1 (2002) |
Airports - with unpaved runways | total:
1 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2000 est.) |
total: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2002) |
Area | total:
28 sq km land: 28 sq km water: 0 sq km |
total: 28 sq km
land: 28 sq km water: 0 sq km |
Country name | conventional long form:
none conventional short form: Europa Island local long form: none local short form: Ile Europa |
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Europa Island local long form: none local short form: Ile Europa |
Elevation extremes | lowest point:
Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 24 m |
lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location 24 m |
Irrigated land | 0 sq km (1993) | 0 sq km (1998 est.) |
Land use | arable land:
0% permanent crops: 0% permanent pastures: 0% forests and woodland: 100% other: 0% |
arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (mangrove forests and woodlands) (1998 est.) |
Maritime claims | exclusive economic zone:
200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM |
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM |
Population | no indigenous inhabitants
note: there is a small French military garrison (July 2001 est.) |
no indigenous inhabitants
note: there is a small French military garrison and a few meteorologists; visited by scientists (July 2003 est.) |