_#_Disputes: claimed by Madagascar, Mauritius, and Seychelles
_#_Climate: tropical
_#_Terrain: sandy
_#_Natural resources: fish
_#_Land use: arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; meadows and pastures
0%; forest and woodland 0%; other--scattered bushes 100%
_#_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
_#_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 less than 1,220 m
_#_Ports: none; offshore anchorage only
_#_Telecommunications: important meteorological station
_*_Defense Forces
_#_Note: defense is the responsibility of France
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_@_Tunisia
_*_Geography
_#_Total area: 163,610 km2; land area: 155,360 km2
_#_Comparative area: slightly larger than Georgia
_#_Land boundaries: 1,424 km total; Algeria 965 km, Libya 459 km
_#_Coastline: 1,148 km
_#_Maritime claims: