CLIPPERTON ISLAND
(French possession)
GEOGRAPHY
Total area: 7 km2

Comparative area: about 12 times the size of The Mall in
Washington, DC

Land boundaries: none

Coastline: 11.1 km

Maritime claims:

Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm;

Territorial sea: 12 nm

Disputes: claimed by Mexico

Climate: tropical

Terrain: coral atoll

Natural resources: none

Land use: arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; meadows and pastures
0%; forest and woodland 0%; other (coral) 100%

Environment: reef about 8 km in circumference

Note: located 1,120 km southwest of Mexico in the North Pacific
Ocean; also called Ile de la Passion

PEOPLE
Population: uninhabited

GOVERNMENT
Long-form name: none

Type: French possession administered from French Polynesia
by High Commissioner of the Republic Jean MONTPEZAT; note--may have
become a dependency of French Polynesia

ECONOMY
Overview: only economic activity is a tuna fishing station

COMMUNICATIONS
Ports: none; offshore anchorage only

DEFENSE FORCES
Note: defense is the responsibility of France



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