1995 Edition
CIA World Factbook 1995 (Project Gutenberg)
Geography
Area
total area: 5.2 sq km land area: 5.2 sq km comparative area: about nine times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Climate
marine, tropical
Coastline
8 km
Environment
current issues: NA natural hazards: NA international agreements: NA
International disputes
claimed by Haiti
Irrigated land
0 sq km
Land boundaries
0 km
Land use
arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% meadows and pastures: 10% forest and woodland: 0% other: 90%
Location
Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, about one-fourth of the way from Haiti to Jamaica
Map references
Central America and the Caribbean
Maritime claims
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm
Natural resources
guano
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
Terrain
raised coral and limestone plateau, flat to undulating; ringed by vertical white cliffs (9 to 15 meters high)
People and Society
Population
uninhabited; note - transient Haitian fishermen and others camp on the island
Government
Capital
none; administered from Washington, DC
Digraph
BQ
Names
conventional long form: none conventional short form: Navassa Island
Type
unincorporated territory of the US administered by the US Coast Guard
Economy
Overview
no economic activity
Transportation
Ports
none; offshore anchorage only
Military and Security
Note
defense is the responsibility of the US ________________________________________________________________________ NEPAL