| Europa Island (2006) | Europa Island (2002) | |
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| Airports | 1 (2006) | 1 (2001) |
| Airports - with unpaved runways | total: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2006) |
total: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2002) |
| Dependency status | possession of France; administered by the Administrateur Superieur of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands | possession of France; administered by a high commissioner of the Republic, resident in Reunion |
| Irrigated land | 0 sq km | 0 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Land use | arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (mangrove forests and woodlands) (2005) |
arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (mangrove forests and woodlands) (1998 est.) |
| Location | Southern Africa, island in the Mozambique Channel, about half way between southern Madagascar and southern Mozambique | Southern Africa, island in the Mozambique Channel, about one-half of the way from southern Madagascar to southern Mozambique |
| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM |
| Population | no indigenous inhabitants
note: there is a small French military garrison and a few meteorologists; visited by scientists (July 2006 est.) |
no indigenous inhabitants
note: there is a small French military garrison and a few meteorologists; visited by scientists (July 2002 est.) |
| Ports and harbors | - | none; offshore anchorage only |
| Waterways | - | none |