Glorioso Islands (2006) | Glorioso Islands (2002) | |
Airports | 1 (2006) | 1 (2001) |
Airports - with unpaved runways | total: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2006) |
total: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2002) |
Dependency status | possession of France; administered by the Administrateur Superieur of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands | 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) |
Irrigated land | 0 sq km | 0 sq km (1998 est.) |
Land use | arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (all lush vegetation and coconut palms) (2005) |
arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (all lush vegetation and coconut palms) (1998 est.) |
Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM |
Population | no indigenous inhabitants
note: there is a small French military garrison along with a few meteorologists; visited by scientists (July 2006 est.) |
no indigenous inhabitants
note: there is a small French military garrison along with a few meteorologists; visited by scientists (July 2002 est.) |
Ports and harbors | - | none; offshore anchorage only |
Waterways | - | none |