_*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 #_Ports: none; offshore anchorage only

_*Defense Forces #Note: defense is the responsibility of France % @Belgium *Geography #_Total area: 30,510 km2; land area: 30,230 km2

_#_Comparative area: slightly larger than Maryland

_#_Land boundaries: 1,385 km total; France 620 km, Germany 167 km, Luxembourg 148 km, Netherlands 450 km

_#_Coastline: 64 km

_#_Maritime claims:

Continental shelf: not specific;