Geography - note: the islands emerge from a circular reef that sits atop a long-extinct, submerged volcano
People Bassas da India
Population: uninhabited (July 2002 est.)
Population growth rate: NA
Government Bassas da India
Country name: conventional long form: none conventional short form:
Bassas da India
Dependency status: possession of France; administered by a high commissioner of the Republic, resident in Reunion
Legal system: the laws of France, where applicable, apply
Flag description: the flag of France is used
Economy Bassas da India