_#_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
_%_
_@_Falkland Islands
(Islas Malvinas)
(dependent territory of the UK)
_*_Geography
_#_Total area: 12,170 km2; land area: 12,170 km2; includes the two
main islands of East and West Falkland and about 200 small islands
_#_Comparative area: slightly smaller than Connecticut
_#_Land boundaries: none
_#_Coastline: 1,288 km
_#_Maritime claims:
Continental shelf: 100 meter depth;
Exclusive fishing zone: 150 nm;