ARCHIVE // RE // 1990
Glorioso Islands
1990 Edition — territory
Communications
Airports
[time series]
1 with runway 1,220-2,439 m
Ports
[time series]
none; offshore anchorage only
Defense Forces
Note
[time series]
defense is the responsibility of France
Economy
Economic overview
(Overview)
[time series]
no economic activity
Geography
Climate
[time series]
tropical
Coastline
[time series]
35.2 km
Area - comparative
(Comparative area)
[time series]
about 8.5 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Contiguous zone
[time series]
12 nm;
Continental shelf
[time series]
200 meters or to depth of exploitation;
Disputes - international
(Disputes)
[time series]
claimed by Madagascar
Environment - current issues
(Environment)
[time series]
subject to periodic cyclones
Extended economic zone
[time series]
200 nm;
Land boundaries
[time series]
none
Land use
[time series]
0% arable land; 0% permanent crops; 0% meadows and pastures; 0% forest and woodland; 100% other--lush vegetation and coconut palms
Natural resources
[time series]
guano, coconuts
Note
[time series]
located in the Indian Ocean just north of the Mozambique Channel between Africa and Madagascar
Terrain
[time series]
undetermined
Maritime claims
(Territorial sea)
[time series]
12 nm
Area
(Total area)
[time series]
5 km2; land area: 5 km2; includes Ile Glorieuse, Ile du Lys, Verte Rocks, Wreck Rock, and South Rock
Government
Country name
(Long-form name)
[time series]
none
Government type
(Type)
[time series]
French possession administered by Commissioner of the Republic Daniel CONSTANTIN, resident in Reunion
People
Population
[time series]
uninhabited