Glorioso Islands

French possession administered by Commissioner of the Republic Jacques

Glorioso Islands as the 1992 edition of the CIA World Factbook published it: 21 fields, one of 16 editions from 1990 to 2005.

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Capitalnone
Area5 km2
1992

Every edition of Glorioso Islands

Populationas each edition published it
Not in this edition 2,000 in 2000

Geography

13 fields
Total area
5km2
Comparative area: about 8.5 times the size of the Mall in Washington, DC
Coastline
35.2km
land boundaries: noneContiguous zone: 12 nmExclusive economic zone: 200 nmTerritorial sea: 12 nm

Land area

5 km2; includes Ile Glorieuse, Ile du Lys, Verte Rocks, Wreck Rock, and South Rock

Disputes

claimed by Madagascar

Climate

tropical

Terrain

undetermined

Natural resources

guano, coconuts

Land use

  • arable land 0%;
  • permanent crops 0%;
  • meadows and pastures 0%;
  • forest and woodland 0%;
  • other - lush vegetation and coconut palms 100%

Environment

subject to periodic cyclones

Note

located in the Indian Ocean just north of the Mozambique Channel between Africa and Madagascar

People

1 field

Population

uninhabited

Government

French possession administered by Commissioner of the Republic Jacques

3 fields

Type

French possession administered by Commissioner of the Republic Jacques DEWATRE, resident in Reunion

Capital

none; administered by France from Reunion

Economy

No economic activity

1 field

Overview

no economic activity

Communications

2 fields

Ports

none; offshore anchorage only

Airports

1 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Defense Forces

1 field

Note

defense is the responsibility of France

Central Intelligence Agency. “Glorioso Islands.” The World Factbook 1992. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/glorioso-islands/1992.

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