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GLORIOSO ISLANDS

 (possession of France) 

@Glorioso Islands:Geography

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

 Map references: Africa

 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: NA

 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

@Glorioso Islands:People

 Population: uninhabited

@Glorioso Islands:Government

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

 Digraph: GO

 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

 Overview: no economic activity

@Glorioso Islands:Transportation

 Ports: none; offshore anchorage only

 Airports:
 total: 1
 with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 1

@Glorioso Islands:Defense Forces

 Note: defense is the responsibility of France


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