Location: Southern Africa, in the southern Mozambique Channel about halfway between Madagascar and Mozambique

Map references: Africa

Area:
total area: 28 sq km
land area: 28 sq km
comparative area: about 0.2 times the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries: 0 km

Coastline: 22.2 km

Maritime claims:
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

International disputes: claimed by Madagascar

Climate: tropical

Terrain: NA

Natural resources: negligible

Land use:
arable land: NA%
permanent crops: NA%
meadows and pastures: NA%
forest and woodland: NA%
other: NA% (heavily wooded)

Irrigated land: 0 sq km

Environment:
current issues: NA
natural hazards: NA
international agreements: NA

Note: wildlife sanctuary

NOTE: The information regarding Europa Island on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Europa Island Geography 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Europa Island Geography 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.