Tromelin Island (2005) | Tromelin Island (2002) | |
Airports | 1 (2004 est.) | 1 (2001) |
Airports - with unpaved runways | total: 1
under 914 m: 1 (2004 est.) |
total: 1
under 914 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 |
Disputes - international | claimed by Mauritius | claimed by Madagascar and Mauritius |
Land use | arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (grasses; scattered bushes) (2001) |
arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (grasses; scattered bushes) (1998 est.) |
Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation |
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM |
Population | uninhabited, except for visits by scientists (July 2005 est.) | uninhabited, except for visits by scientists (July 2002 est.) |
Waterways | - | none |