listed in Overview: CIA World Factbook for the year 2003
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This entry in the original Factbook for the year 2003 was last updated by the CIA on 18 December, 2003.
Background: Named after a famous 15th century Spanish navigator and explorer, the island has been a French possession since 1897. It has been exploited for its guano and phosphate. Presently a small military garrison oversees a meteorological station.
Economic Overview: Up to 12,000 tons of guano are mined per year.
| Location: | Southern Africa, island in the Mozambique Channel, about one-third of the way between Madagascar and Mozambique |
| Geographic coordinates: | 17 03 S, 42 45 E |
| Area: | Total: 4.4 sq km water: 0 sq km land: 4.4 sq km |
| Area - comparative: | About seven times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC |
| Land boundaries: | 0 km |
| Coastline: | 24.1 km |
| Maritime claims: | Continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM |
| Climate: | Tropical |
| Terrain: | Low and flat |
| Elevation extremes: | Lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 10 m |
| Natural resources: | Guano deposits and other fertilizers |
| Land use: | Arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (90% forest) (1998 est.) |
| Irrigated land: | 0 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards: | Periodic cyclones |
| Environment - current issues: | NA |
| Geography - note: | Wildlife sanctuary |
| Population: | No indigenous inhabitants note: there is a small French military garrison along with a few meteorologists; occasionally visited by scientists (July 2003 est.) |
| Country name: | Conventional long form: none conventional short form: Juan de Nova Island local short form: Ile Juan de Nova local long form: none |
| Dependency status: | Possession of France; administered by a high commissioner of the Republic, resident in Reunion |
| Legal system: | The laws of France, where applicable, apply |
| Diplomatic representation in the US: | None (possession of France) |
| Diplomatic representation from the US: | None (possession of France) |
| Flag: |
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| Flag description: | The flag of France is used |
| Communications - note: | 1 meteorological station |
| Railways: | Total: NA km; short line going to a jetty |
| Waterways: | None |
| Ports and harbors: | None; offshore anchorage only |
| Airports: | 1 (2002) |
| Airports - with unpaved runways: | Total: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2002) |
| Military - note: | Defense is the responsibility of France |
| Disputes - international: | Claimed by Madagascar |
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