Glorioso Islands

Possession of France

Geography                 Economy                 Defense Forces
 

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GEOGRAPHY

Location

Southern Africa, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, northwest of Madagascar

Area

Total 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

Land Boundaries

0 km

Coastline

35.2 km

Maritime Claims

Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Territorial sea: 12 nm

International Disputes

Claimed by Madagascar

Climate

Tropical

Terrain

lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: 12 m

Natural Resources

Guano
Coconuts

Land Use

Arable land: 0%
Permanent crops: 0%
Meadows and pastures: 0%
Forest and woodland: 0%
Other: 100% (all lush vegetation and coconut palms)

Irrigated Land

0 sq km

Environment

Current issues: NA
Natural hazards: periodic cyclones
International agreements: NA

PEOPLE

Population

Uninhabited

GOVERNMENT

Names

Conventional long form: none
Conventional short form: Glorioso Islands
Local long form: none
Local short form: Iles Glorieuses

Digraph

Type

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

Capital

None; administered by France from Reunion

Independence

None (possession of France)

Flag

The flag of France is used

France

ECONOMY

Overview

No economic activity

TRANSPORTATION

Ports

None; offshore anchorage only

Airports

Total: 1
With unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 1

DEFENSE FORCES

Note: Defense is the responsibility of France

History
World Atlas

Last modified: 28 september 1997

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