No indigenous inhabitants(July 2002 est.) There is a small French military garrison along with a few meteorologists, occasionally visited by scientists.
Geographic coordinates:
Juan de Nova 17° 03' S, 42° 45' E
Europa 22° 20' S, 40° 22' E
Bassas da India 21° 29' S, 39° 41' E
Area total:
total 32.6 sq. km Bassas da India 0.2 sq. km Europa 28 sq. km Juan de Nova 4.4 sq. km
Land area:
32.6 sq. km
Water area:
0 sq. km
Total land boundaries:
0 km
Coastline:
24.1 km
Elevation extremes:
Indian Ocean 0 m - unnamed location 10 m
Name - conventional long form:
none
Name - conventional short form:
Juan de Nova Island
Name - local long form:
none
Name - local short form:
Ile Juan de Nova
Independence:
none (part of France)
Dependency status:
Possession of France - part of Îles Éparses (Scattered Islands), which are under the authority of the Minister of the Overseas Territories since the decree of January 3, 2005; they are neither department, neither territory, nor local authority. The administration of the Scattered Islands is entrusted to the Prefect, Higher Administrator Of The French Southern and Antarctic Lands (TAAF) - islands are not part of TAAF! The Éparses Is. do are not part of the territory of the European Union. The Éparses Is. are classified as natural reserves by the Prefectoral Decrees, thus regulating the fishing and the stay of the people on these islands. 2007-03-15: Status of Îles Éparses changed from private domain of the state to district.