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  2. #CARD:Glorioso Islands:Header
  3.                             THE WORLD FACTBOOK 
  4.                                 Glorioso Islands
  5.                                      Header
  6.  
  7.  
  8. Affiliation:
  9.     (possession of France)
  10.  
  11. #ENDCARD
  12. #CARD:Glorioso Islands:Geography
  13. #IMAGE 49 66 TWPCX \maps\Glorioso.PCX
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  15.                                 Glorioso Islands
  16.                                     Geography
  17.  
  18.  
  19. Location:
  20.     Southern Africa, in the Indian Ocean just north of Madagascar
  21. Map references:
  22.     Africa
  23. Area:
  24.   total area:
  25.     5 km2
  26.   land area:
  27.     5 km2
  28.   comparative area:
  29.     about 8.5 times the size of the Mall in Washington, DC
  30.   note:
  31.     includes Ile Glorieuse, Ile du Lys, Verte Rocks, Wreck Rock, and South Rock
  32. Land boundaries:
  33.     0 km
  34. Coastline:
  35.     35.2 km
  36. Maritime claims:
  37.   contiguous zone:
  38.     12 nm
  39.   exclusive economic zone:
  40.     200 nm
  41.   territorial sea:
  42.     12 nm
  43. International disputes:
  44.     claimed by Madagascar
  45. Climate:
  46.     tropical
  47. Terrain:
  48.     NA
  49. Natural resources:
  50.     guano, coconuts
  51. Land use:
  52.   arable land:
  53.     0%
  54.   permanent crops:
  55.     0%
  56.   meadows and pastures:
  57.     0%
  58.   forest and woodland:
  59.     0%
  60.   other:
  61.     100% (all lush vegetation and coconut palms)
  62. Irrigated land:
  63.     0 km2
  64. Environment:
  65.     subject to periodic cyclones
  66.  
  67. #ENDCARD
  68. #CARD:Glorioso Islands:People
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  70.                                 Glorioso Islands
  71.                                      People
  72.  
  73.  
  74. Population:
  75.     unihabited
  76.  
  77. #ENDCARD
  78. #CARD:Glorioso Islands:Government
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  80.                                 Glorioso Islands
  81.                                    Government
  82.  
  83.  
  84. Names:
  85.   conventional long form:
  86.     none
  87.   conventional short form:
  88.     Glorioso Islands
  89.   local long form:
  90.     none
  91.   local short form:
  92.     Iles Glorieuses
  93. Digraph:
  94.     GO
  95. Type:
  96.     French possession administered by Commissioner of the Republic, resident in
  97.     Reunion
  98. Capital:
  99.     none; administered by France from Reunion
  100. Independence:
  101.     none (possession of France)
  102.  
  103. #ENDCARD
  104. #CARD:Glorioso Islands:Economy
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  106.                                 Glorioso Islands
  107.                                      Economy
  108.  
  109.  
  110. Overview:
  111.     no economic activity
  112.  
  113. #ENDCARD
  114. #CARD:Glorioso Islands:Communications
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  116.                                 Glorioso Islands
  117.                                  Communications
  118.  
  119.  
  120. Ports:
  121.     none; offshore anchorage only
  122. Airports:
  123.   total:
  124.     1
  125.   usable:
  126.     1
  127.   with permanent-surface runways:
  128.     0
  129.   with runsways over 3,6359 m:
  130.     0
  131.   with runways 2,440-3,659 m:
  132.     0
  133.   with runways 1,220-2,439 m:
  134.     1
  135.  
  136. #ENDCARD
  137. #CARD:Glorioso Islands:Defense Forces
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  139.                                 Glorioso Islands
  140.                                  Defense Forces
  141.  
  142.  
  143. Note:
  144.     defense is the responsibility of France
  145.  
  146. #ENDCARD
  147.