8 km

Maritime claims:

territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm

Climate:

marine, tropical

Terrain:

raised coral and limestone plateau, flat to undulating; ringed by
vertical white cliffs (9 to 15 m high)

Elevation extremes:

lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point: unnamed location on southwest side 77 m

Natural resources:

guano

Land use:

arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 100% (2005)

Natural hazards:

hurricanes

Environment - current issues:

NA

Geography - note:

strategic location 160 km south of the US Naval Base at Guantanamo
Bay, Cuba; mostly exposed rock with numerous solution holes but with
enough grassland to support goat herds; dense stands of fig trees,
scattered cactus

People
Navassa Island

Population:

uninhabited
note: transient Haitian fishermen and others camp on the island

Government
Navassa Island

Country name:

conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Navassa Island

Dependency status:

unorganized, unincorporated territory of the US; administered by the
Fish and Wildlife Service, US Department of the Interior, from the
Caribbean Islands National Wildlife Refuge in Boqueron, Puerto Rico;
in September 1996, the Coast Guard ceased operations and maintenance
of Navassa Island Light, a 46-meter-tall lighthouse on the southern
side of the island; there has also been a private claim advanced
against the island

Legal system:

the laws of the US, where applicable, apply

Diplomatic representation from the US:

none (territory of the US)

Flag description:

the flag of the US is used

Economy
Navassa Island

Economy - overview:

Subsistence fishing and commercial trawling occur within refuge
waters.

Transportation
Navassa Island

Ports and terminals:

none; offshore anchorage only

Military
Navassa Island

Military - note:

defense is the responsibility of the US

Transnational Issues
Navassa Island

Disputes - international:

claimed by Haiti, source of subsistence fishing

This page was last updated on 18 December, 2008

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@Nepal

Introduction
Nepal

Background:

In 1951, the Nepalese monarch ended the century-old system of rule
by hereditary premiers and instituted a cabinet system of
government. Reforms