Tromelin Island

French possession administered by Commissioner of the Republic Daniel CONSTANTIN, resident in Reunion

Tromelin Island as the 1990 edition of the CIA World Factbook published it: 23 fields, one of 16 editions from 1990 to 2005.

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Area1 km2
1990

Every edition of Tromelin Island

Populationas each edition published it
Not in this edition 2,000 in 2000

Geography

15 fields

Land useshare of 1 km2

forest and woodland 0%other--scattered bushes 100%arable land 0% in all · permanent crops 0% in all · meadows and pastures 0% in all
Total area
1km2
land area: 1 km2Comparative area: about 1.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Coastline
3.7km
land boundaries: noneTerritorial sea: 12 nm

Continental shelf

200 meters or to depth of exploitation;

Disputes

claimed by Madagascar, Mauritius, and Seychelles

Climate

tropical

Terrain

sandy

Environment

wildlife sanctuary

Note

located 350 km east of Madagascar and 600 km north of Reunion in the Indian Ocean; climatologically important location for forecasting cyclones

People

1 field

Population

uninhabited

Government

French possession administered by Commissioner of the Republic Daniel CONSTANTIN, resident in Reunion

2 fields

Type

French possession administered by Commissioner of the Republic Daniel CONSTANTIN, resident in Reunion

Economy

No economic activity

1 field

Overview

no economic activity

Communications

3 fields

Airports

1 with runway less than 1,220 m

Ports

none; offshore anchorage only

Telecommunications

important meteorological station

Defense Forces

1 field

Note

defense is the responsibility of France

Central Intelligence Agency. “Tromelin Island.” The World Factbook 1990. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/tromelin-island/1990.

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