Glorioso Islands
none conventional short form: Glorioso Islands local long form: none local short form: Iles Glorieuses
Glorioso Islands as the 2001 edition of the CIA World Factbook published it: 32 fields, one of 16 editions from 1990 to 2005.
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Introduction
1 fieldBackground
A French possession since 1892, the Glorioso Islands are composed of two lushly vegetated islands (Ile Glorieuse and Ile du Lys) and three rock islets. A military garrison operates a weather and radio station on Ile Glorieuse.
Geography
Southern Africa, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, northwest of Madagascar
16 fieldsPeople
1 fieldPopulation
no indigenous inhabitants note: there is a small French military garrison (July 2001 est.)
Government
6 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 fieldCommunications
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4 fieldsMilitary
1 fieldTransnational Issues
1 fieldCite this entry
Central Intelligence Agency. “Glorioso Islands.” The World Factbook 2001. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/glorioso-islands/2001.