CATEGORIES
◆ ECONOMY(1 fields)
Economy - overview
no economic activity
◆ GEOGRAPHY(16 fields)
Area
total: 5 sq km land : 5 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes Ile Glorieuse, Ile du Lys, Verte Rocks, Wreck Rock, and South Rock
Area - comparative
about eight times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Climate
tropical
Coastline
35.2 km
Elevation extremes
lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 12 m
Environment - current issues
NA
Geographic coordinates
11 30 S, 47 20 E
Irrigated land
0 sq km (1993)
Land boundaries
0 km
Land use
arable land: NA% permanent crops: NA% permanent pastures: NA% forests and woodland : NA% other: 100% (all lush vegetation and coconut palms)
Location
Southern Africa, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, northwest of Madagascar
Map references
Africa
Maritime claims
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm
Natural hazards
periodic cyclones
Natural resources
guano, coconuts
Terrain
NA
◆ GOVERNMENT(4 fields)
Country name
conventional long form: none conventional short form: Glorioso Islands local long form : none local short form: Iles Glorieuses
Data code
GO
Dependency status
possession of France; administered by a high commissioner of the Republic, resident in Reunion
Flag description
the flag of France is used
◆ MILITARY(1 fields)
Military - note
defense is the responsibility of France
◆ PEOPLE(1 fields)
Population
uninhabited
◆ TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES(1 fields)
Disputes - international
claimed by Madagascar GREECE
◆ TRANSPORTATION(3 fields)
Airports
1 (1996 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways
total: 1 914 to 1,523 m : 1 (1996 est.)
Ports and harbors
none; offshore anchorage only