_#_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