_#_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