Compare Glorioso Islands (2003) - Spratly Islands (2004)

Compare Glorioso Islands (2003) z Spratly Islands (2004)

	Glorioso Islands (2003)	Spratly Islands (2004)

Airports	1 (2002)	3 (2003 est.)
Airports - with paved runways	-	total: 2 914 to 1,523 m: 1 less than 914 m: 1 (2004 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways	total: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2002)	total: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2004 est.)
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	total: less than 5 sq km land: less than 5 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes 100 or so islets, coral reefs, and sea mounts scattered over an area of nearly 410,000 sq km of the central South China Sea
Area - comparative	about eight times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC	NA
Background	A French possession since 1892, the Glorioso Islands are composed of two lushly vegetated coral islands (Ile Glorieuse and Ile du Lys) and three rock islets. A military garrison operates a weather and radio station on Ile Glorieuse.	The Spratly Islands consist of more than 100 small islands or reefs. They are surrounded by rich fishing grounds and potentially by gas and oil deposits. They are claimed in their entirety by China, Taiwan, and Vietnam, while portions are claimed by Malaysia and the Philippines. About 45 islands are occupied by relatively small numbers of military forces from China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. Brunei has established a fishing zone that overlaps a southern reef, but has not made any formal claim.
Climate	tropical	tropical
Coastline	35.2 km	926 km
Country name	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Glorioso Islands local long form: none local short form: Iles Glorieuses	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Spratly Islands
Dependency status	possession of France; administered by a high commissioner of the Republic, resident in Reunion	-
Diplomatic representation from the US	none (possession of France)	-
Diplomatic representation in the US	none (possession of France)	-
Disputes - international	claimed by Madagascar	all of the Spratly Islands are claimed by China, Taiwan, and Vietnam; parts of them are claimed by Malaysia and the Philippines; in 1984, Brunei established an exclusive fishing zone that encompasses Louisa Reef in the southern Spratly Islands but has not publicly claimed the reef; claimants in November 2002 signed the "Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea," which has eased tensions but falls short of a legally binding "code of conduct"
Economy - overview	no economic activity	Economic activity is limited to commercial fishing. The proximity to nearby oil- and gas-producing sedimentary basins suggests the potential for oil and gas deposits, but the region is largely unexplored; there are no reliable estimates of potential reserves; commercial exploitation has yet to be developed.
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 12 m	lowest point: South China Sea 0 m highest point: unnamed location on Southwest Cay 4 m
Environment - current issues	NA	NA
Flag description	the flag of France is used	-
Geographic coordinates	11 30 S, 47 20 E	8 38 N, 111 55 E
Geography - note	the islands and rocks are surrounded by an extensive reef system	strategically located near several primary shipping lanes in the central South China Sea; includes numerous small islands, atolls, shoals, and coral reefs
Irrigated land	0 sq km (1998 est.)	0 sq km (1998 est.)
Land boundaries	0 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (all lush vegetation and coconut palms) (1998 est.)	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2001)
Legal system	the laws of France, where applicable, apply	-
Location	Southern Africa, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, northwest of Madagascar	Southeastern Asia, group of reefs and islands in the South China Sea, about two-thirds of the way from southern Vietnam to the southern Philippines
Map references	Africa	Southeast Asia
Maritime claims	exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM	NA
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of France	Spratly Islands consist of more than 100 small islands or reefs, of which about 45 are claimed and occupied by China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam
Natural hazards	periodic cyclones	typhoons; serious maritime hazard because of numerous reefs and shoals
Natural resources	guano, coconuts	fish, guano, undetermined oil and natural gas potential
Population	no indigenous inhabitants note: there is a small French military garrison along with a few meteorologists; visited by scientists (July 2003 est.)	no indigenous inhabitants note: there are scattered garrisons occupied by personnel of several claimant states (July 2004 est.)
Ports and harbors	none; offshore anchorage only	none; offshore anchorage only
Terrain	low and flat	flat
Waterways	none	-

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