Glorioso Islands (2004) | Glorioso Islands (2006) | |
Airports | 1 (2003 est.) | 1 (2006) |
Airports - with unpaved runways | total: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2004 est.) |
total: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2006) |
Dependency status | possession of France; administered by a high commissioner of the Republic, resident in Reunion | possession of France; administered by the Administrateur Superieur of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands |
Diplomatic representation from the US | none (possession of France) | - |
Diplomatic representation in the US | none (possession of France) | - |
Irrigated land | 0 sq km (1998 est.) | 0 sq km |
Land use | arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (all lush vegetation and coconut palms) (2001) |
arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (all lush vegetation and coconut palms) (2005) |
Population | no indigenous inhabitants
note: there is a small French military garrison along with a few meteorologists; visited by scientists (July 2004 est.) |
no indigenous inhabitants
note: there is a small French military garrison along with a few meteorologists; visited by scientists (July 2006 est.) |
Ports and harbors | none; offshore anchorage only | - |