_#_Note: located in the central Mozambique Channel about halfway 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 #_Railroads: short line going to a jetty

_#_Airports: 1 with nonpermanent-surface runway 1,220-2,439 m

_#_Ports: none; offshore anchorage only

_*Defense Forces #Note: defense is the responsibility of France % @Kenya *Geography #_Total area: 582,650 km2; land area: 569,250 km2

_#_Comparative area: slightly more than twice the size of Nevada