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Glorioso Islands
1994 Edition — territory
Communications
Airports
[time series]
total: 1 usable: 1 with permanent-surface runways: 0 with runsways over 3,659 m: 0 with runways 2,440-3,659 m: 0 with runways 1,220-2,439 m: 1
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
Area
[time series]
total area: 5 sq km land area: 5 sq km comparative area: about 8.5 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC note: includes Ile Glorieuse, Ile du Lys, Verte Rocks, Wreck Rock, and South Rock
Climate
[time series]
tropical
Coastline
[time series]
35.2 km
Environment - current issues
(Environment)
[time series]
current issues: NA natural hazards: subject to periodic cyclones international agreements: NA
Disputes - international
(International disputes)
[time series]
claimed by Madagascar
Irrigated land
[time series]
0 sq km
Land boundaries
[time series]
0 km
Land use
[time series]
arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% meadows and pastures: 0% forest and woodland: 0% other: 100% (all lush vegetation and coconut palms)
Location
[time series]
Southern Africa, in the Indian Ocean just north of Madagascar
Map references
[time series]
Africa
Maritime claims
[time series]
contiguous zone: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm
Natural resources
[time series]
guano, coconuts
Terrain
[time series]
NA
Government
Capital
[time series]
none; administered by France from Reunion
Digraph
[time series]
GO
Independence
[time series]
none (possession of France)
Country name
(Names)
[time series]
conventional long form: none conventional short form: Glorioso Islands local long form: none local short form: Iles Glorieuses
Government type
(Type)
[time series]
French possession administered by Commissioner of the Republic, resident in Reunion
People
Population
[time series]
uninhabited