Glorioso Islands
French possession administered by Commissioner of the Republic,Independence none (possession of France)
Glorioso Islands as the 1994 edition of the CIA World Factbook published it: 42 fields, one of 16 editions from 1990 to 2005.
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Geography
Southern Africa, in the Indian Ocean just north of Madagascar
24 fieldstotal 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
contiguous zone
12 nm
exclusive economic zone
200 nm
territorial sea
12 nm
arable land
0%
permanent crops
0%
meadows and pastures
0%
forest and woodland
0%
other
100% (all lush vegetation and coconut palms)
current issues
NA
natural hazards
subject to periodic cyclones
international agreements
NA
People
1 fieldGovernment
French possession administered by Commissioner of the Republic,
8 fieldsconventional long form
none
conventional short form
Glorioso Islands
local long form
none
local short form
Iles Glorieuses
Economy
No economic activity
1 fieldCommunications
7 fieldstotal
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
Defense Forces
1 fieldCite this entry
Central Intelligence Agency. “Glorioso Islands.” The World Factbook 1994. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/glorioso-islands/1994.