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Bassas da India Country Profile
This atoll is a volcanic rock surrounded by reefs and is awash at high tide. A French possession since 1897, it was placed under the administration of a commissioner residing in Reunion in 1968.
Bassas da India Fast Facts
Location: |
Southern Africa, islands in the southern Mozambique Channel, about one-half of the way from Madagascar to Mozambique |
Geographic coordinates: |
21 30 S, 39 50 E |
Map references: |
Africa |
Area: |
total: 0.2 sq km
land: 0.2 sq km
water: 0 sq km |
Area - comparative: |
about one-third the size of The Mall in Washington, DC |
Land boundaries: |
0 km |
Coastline: |
35.2 km |
Maritime claims: |
territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
Climate: |
tropical |
Terrain: |
volcanic rock |
Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location 2.4 m |
Natural resources: |
none |
Land use: |
arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 100% (all rock) (2001) |
Irrigated land: |
0 sq km (1998 est.) |
Natural hazards: |
maritime hazard since it is usually under water during high tide and surrounded by reefs; subject to periodic cyclones |
Environment - current issues: |
NA |
Geography - note: |
the islands emerge from a circular reef that sits atop a long-extinct, submerged volcano |
Population: |
uninhabited (July 2005 est.) |
Country name: |
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Bassas da India |
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 description: |
the flag of France is used |
Economy - overview: |
no economic activity |
Ports and terminals: |
none; offshore anchorage only |
Military - note: |
defense is the responsibility of France |
Disputes - international: |
claimed by Madagascar |
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