listed in Overview: CIA World Factbook for the year 2006
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This entry in the original Factbook for the year 2006 was last updated by the CIA on 22 August, 2006.
Background: A French possession since 1897, the island is heavily wooded; it is the site of a small military garrison that staffs a weather station.
Economic Overview: no economic activity
| Location: | Southern Africa, island in the Mozambique Channel, about half way between southern Madagascar and southern Mozambique |
| Geographic coordinates: | 22 20 S, 40 22 E |
| Area: | Total: 28 sq km land: 28 sq km water: 0 sq km |
| Area - comparative: | About 0.16 times the size of Washington, DC |
| Land boundaries: | 0 km |
| Coastline: | 22.2 km |
| Maritime claims: | Territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
| Climate: | Tropical |
| Terrain: | Low and flat |
| Elevation extremes: | Lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 24 m |
| Natural resources: | NEGL |
| Land use: | Arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (mangrove forests and woodlands) (2005) |
| Irrigated land: | 0 sq km |
| Natural hazards: | NA |
| Environment - current issues: | NA |
| Geography - note: | Wildlife sanctuary |
| Population: | No indigenous inhabitants note: there is a small French military garrison and a few meteorologists; visited by scientists (July 2006 est.) |
| Country name: | Conventional long form: none conventional short form: Europa Island local long form: none local short form: Ile Europa |
| Dependency status: | Possession of France; administered by the Administrateur Superieur of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands |
| Legal system: | The laws of France, where applicable, apply |
| Flag: |
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| Flag description: | The flag of France is used |
| Communications - note: | 1 meteorological station |
| Airports: | 1 (2006) |
| Airports - with unpaved runways: | Total: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2006) |
| Ports and terminals: | None; offshore anchorage only |
| Military - note: | Defense is the responsibility of France |
| Disputes - international: | Claimed by Madagascar |
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