natural hazards: NA
international agreements: NA

Geographic note: strategic location 160 km south of the US Naval
Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; mostly exposed rock, but enough
grassland to support goat herds; dense stands of fig-like trees,
scattered cactus

People
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Population: uninhabited; note - transient Haitian fishermen and
others camp on the island

Government
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Name of country:
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Navassa Island

Data code: BQ

Type of government: unincorporated territory of the US
administered by the US Coast Guard

Capital: none; administered from Washington, DC

Flag: the flag of the US is used

Economy
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Economic overview: no economic activity

Transportation
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Ports: none; offshore anchorage only

Defense
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Defense note: defense is the responsibility of the US

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Map
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Location: 28 00 N, 84 00 E -- Southern Asia, between China and
India

Flag
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Description: red with a blue border around the unique shape of two
overlapping right triangles; the smaller, upper triangle bears a
white stylized moon and the larger, lower triangle bears a white
12-pointed sun

Geography
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Location: Southern Asia, between China and India

Geographic coordinates: 28 00 N, 84 00 E

Map references: Asia

Area:
total area: 140,800 sq km
land area: 136,800 sq km
comparative area: slightly larger than Arkansas

Land boundaries:
total: 2,926 km
border countries: China 1,236 km, India 1,690 km

Coastline: 0 km (landlocked)

Maritime claims: none (landlocked)

International disputes: none

Climate: varies from cool summers and severe winters in north to
subtropical summers and mild winters in south

Terrain: Terai or flat river plain of the Ganges in south, central
hill region, rugged Himalayas in north
lowest point: Kanchan Kalan 70 m
highest point: Mount Everest 8,848 m

Natural resources: quartz, water, timber, hydropower potential,
scenic beauty, small deposits of lignite, copper, cobalt, iron ore

Land use:
arable land: 17%
permanent crops: 0%
meadows and pastures: 13%
forest and woodland: 33%
other: 37%

Irrigated land: 9,430 sq km (1989)

Environment:
current issues: