_#_Note: located in the Indian Ocean just north of the Mozambique Channel between Africa and 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 1,220-2,439 m
_#_Ports: none; offshore anchorage only
_*Defense Forces #Note: defense is the responsibility of France % @Greece *Geography #_Total area: 131,940 km2; land area: 130,800 km2
_#_Comparative area: slightly smaller than Alabama
_#_Land boundaries: 1,228 km total; Albania 282 km, Bulgaria 494 km, Turkey 206 km, Yugoslavia 246 km