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Area > Comparative about eight times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Area > Land	5 sq km		[11th of 238]
Area > Total	5 sq km		[9th of 250]
Area > Water	0 sq km		[15th of 239]
Climate	tropical
Coastline	35.2 km		[203rd of 271]
Elevation extremes > Highest point	unnamed location 12 m
Elevation extremes > Lowest point	Indian Ocean 0 m
Geographic coordinates	11 30 S, 47 20 E
Geography > Note the islands and rocks are surrounded by an extensive reef system
Land use > Arable land	0%		[236th of 258]
Land use > Permanent crops	0%		[228th of 258]
Location Southern Africa, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, northwest of Madagascar
Map references Africa
Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone	200 nautical mile		[14th of 123]
Maritime claims > Territorial sea	12 nautical mile		[14th of 191]
Natural hazards	periodic cyclones
Natural resources	guano, coconuts
Population density	0 people per sqkm		[251st of 256]
Terrain	low and flat

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