- $59 million, 1%-2% of GDP (1989 est.)

@Tromelin Island

Header
Affiliation:
(possession of France)

@Tromelin Island, Geography

Location:
Southern Africa, in the western Indian Ocean, 350 km east of
Madagascar and 600 km north of Reunion
Map references:
World
Area:
total area:
1 sq km
land area:
1 sq km
comparative area:
about 1.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Land boundaries:
0 km
Coastline:
3.7 km
Maritime claims:
contiguous zone:
12 nm
continental shelf:
200-m depth or to depth of exploitation
exclusive economic zone:
200 nm
territorial sea:
12 nm
International 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:
100% (scattered bushes)
Irrigated land:
0 sq km
Environment:
current issues:
NA
natural hazards:
NA
international agreements:
NA
Note:
climatologically important location for forecasting cyclones; wildlife
sanctuary

@Tromelin Island, People

Population:
uninhabited

@Tromelin Island, Government

Names:
conventional long form:
none
conventional short form:
Tromelin Island
local long form:
none
local short form:
Ile Tromelin
Digraph:
TE
Type:
French possession administered by Commissioner of the Republic,
resident in Reunion
Capital:
none; administered by France from Reunion
Independence:
none (possession of France)

@Tromelin Island, Economy

Overview:
no economic activity

@Tromelin Island, Communications

Ports:
none; offshore anchorage only
Airports:
total:
1
usable:
1
with permanent-surface runways:
0
with runways over 3,659 m:
0
with runways 2,440-3,659 m:
0
with runways 1,220-2,439 m:
0
Telecommunications:
important meteorological station

@Tromelin Island, Defense Forces

Note:
defense is the responsibility of France

@Tunisia, Geography

Location:
Northern Africa, 144 km from Italy across the Strait of Sicily,
between Algeria and Libya
Map references:
Africa, Standard Time Zones of the World
Area:
total area:
163,610 sq km
land area:
155,360 sq km
comparative area:
slightly larger than Georgia
Land boundaries:
total 1,424 km, Algeria 965 km, Libya 459 km
Coastline:
1,148 km
Maritime claims:
territorial