Glorioso Islands

French possession administered by Commissioner of the Republic, resident inIndependence none (possession of France)

Glorioso Islands as the 1993 edition of the CIA World Factbook published it: 23 fields, one of 16 editions from 1990 to 2005.

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Capitalnone
Area5 km2
LocationSouthern Africa, in the Indian Ocean just north of Madagascar
1993

Every edition of Glorioso Islands

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

Geography

Southern Africa, in the Indian Ocean just north of Madagascar

13 fields

Land useshare of 5 km2

forest and woodland 0%other 100% (all lush vegetation and coconut palms)arable land 0% in all · permanent crops 0% in all · meadows and pastures 0% in all · irrigated 0 km2
Area
5km2
land area: 5 km2comparative area: about 8.5 times the size of the Mall in Washington, DCnote: includes Ile Glorieuse, Ile du Lys, Verte Rocks, Wreck Rock, and South Rock
Coastline
35.2km
land boundaries: 0 kmcontiguous zone: 12 nmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmterritorial sea: 12 nm

Location

Southern Africa, in the Indian Ocean just north of Madagascar

International disputes

claimed by Madagascar

Climate

tropical

Natural resources

guano, coconuts

Environment

subject to periodic cyclones

People

1 field

Population

unihabited

Government

French possession administered by Commissioner of the Republic, resident in

5 fields

Names

conventional long form:
none
conventional short form:
Glorioso Islands
local long form:
none
local short form:
Iles Glorieuses

Type

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

Capital

none; administered by France from Reunion

Independence

none (possession of France)

Economy

No economic activity

1 field

Overview

no economic activity

Communications

2 fields

Ports

none; offshore anchorage only

Airports

total:
1
usable:
1
with permanent-surface runways:
0
with runsways over 3,6359 m:
0
with runways 2,440-3,659 m:
0
with runways 1,220-2,439 m:
1

Defense Forces

1 field

Note

defense is the responsibility of France

Central Intelligence Agency. “Glorioso Islands.” The World Factbook 1993. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/glorioso-islands/1993.

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