57 lines
4.5 KiB
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57 lines
4.5 KiB
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GLORIOSO ISLANDS
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(French possession)
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GEOGRAPHY
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Total area: 5 km2; land area: 5 km2; includes Ile Glorieuse,
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Ile du Lys, Verte Rocks, Wreck Rock, and South Rock
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Comparative area: about 8.5 times the size of The Mall in
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Washington, DC
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Land boundaries: none
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Coastline: 35.2 km
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Maritime claims:
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Contiguous zone: 12 nm;
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Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm;
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Territorial sea: 12 nm
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Disputes: claimed by Madagascar
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Climate: tropical
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Terrain: undetermined
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Natural resources: guano, coconuts
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Land use: arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; meadows and pastures
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0%; forest and woodland 0%; other--lush vegetation and coconut palms 100%
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Environment: subject to periodic cyclones
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Note: located in the Indian Ocean just north of the Mozambique
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Channel between Africa and Madagascar
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PEOPLE
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Population: uninhabited
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GOVERNMENT
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Long-form name: none
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Type: French possession administered by Commissioner of the
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Republic Daniel CONSTANTIN, resident in Reunion
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ECONOMY
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Overview: no economic activity
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COMMUNICATIONS
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Airports: 1 with runway 1,220-2,439 m
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Ports: none; offshore anchorage only
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DEFENSE FORCES
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Note: defense is the responsibility of France
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