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Glorioso Islands

1991 Edition — territory

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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 Contiguous zone: 12 nm; Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm; Territorial sea: 12 nm
Area - comparative (Comparative area) [time series]
about 8.5 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Disputes - international (Disputes) [time series]
claimed by Madagascar
Environment - current issues (Environment) [time series]
subject to periodic cyclones
Land boundaries [time series]
none
Land use [time series]
arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; meadows and pastures 0%; forest and woodland 0%; other--lush vegetation and coconut palms 100%
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
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