Glorioso Islands
Glorioso Islands as the 1998 edition of the CIA World Factbook published it: 30 fields, one of 16 editions from 1990 to 2005.
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Position11 30 S, 47 20 E
Area5 sq km
LocationSouthern Africa, group of islands in the Indian Ocean,
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Populationas each edition published it
Not in this edition
2,000 in 2000
Geography
Southern Africa, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, | northwest of Madagascar
16 fieldsArea
5sq km
land: 5 sq kmwater: 0 sq kmnote: includes Ile Glorieuse, Ile du Lys, Verte Rocks, Wreck Rock, and South Rockabout eight times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Land use
- arable land:
- NA%
- permanent crops:
- NA%
- permanent pastures:
- NA%
- forests and woodland:
- NA%
- other:
- 100% (all lush vegetation and coconut palms)
People
1 fieldGovernment
7 fieldsCountry name
- conventional long form:
- none
- conventional short form:
- Glorioso Islands
- local long form:
- none
- local short form:
- Iles Glorieuses
Dependency status
possession of France; administered by a high commissioner of the Republic, resident in Reunion
Economy
No economic activity
1 fieldTransportation
3 fieldsMilitary
1 fieldTransnational Issues
1 fieldCite this entry
Central Intelligence Agency. “Glorioso Islands.” The World Factbook 1998. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/glorioso-islands/1998.