EUROPA ISLAND (French possession) GEOGRAPHY Total area: 28 km2; land area: 28 km2 Comparative area: about 0.2 times the size of Washington, DC Land boundaries: none Coastline: 22.2 km Maritime claims: Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm; Territorial sea: 12 nm Disputes: claimed by Madagascar Climate: tropical Terrain: NA Natural resources: negligible Land use: arable land NA%; permanent crops NA%; meadows and pastures NA%; forest and woodland NA%; other NA%; heavily wooded Environment: wildlife sanctuary Note: located in the Mozambique Channel 340 km west of Madagascar PEOPLE Population: uninhabited GOVERNMENT Long-form name: none Type: French possession administered by Commissioner of the Republic Daniel CONSTANTIN, resident in Reunion ECONOMY Overview: no economic activity COMMUNICATIONS Airports: 1 with runway 1,220 to 2,439 m Ports: none; offshore anchorage only Telecommunications: 1 meteorological station DEFENSE FORCES Note: defense is the responsibility of France