Clipperton Island




                                  Header


Affiliation:
     (possession of France)


                                 Geography


Location:
     Middle America, in the North Pacific Ocean, 1,120 km southwest of
     Mexico
Map references:
     World
Area:
total area:
     7 sq km
land area:
     7 sq km
comparative area:
     about 12 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Land boundaries:
     0 km
Coastline:
     11.1 km
Maritime claims:
exclusive economic zone:
     200 nm
territorial sea:
     12 nm
International 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:
     100% (all coral)
Irrigated land:
     0 sq km
Environment:
current issues:
     NA
natural hazards:
     NA




international agreements:
     NA
Note:
     reef about 8 km in circumference


                                  People


Population:
     uninhabited


                                Government


Names:
conventional long form:
     none
conventional short form:
local long form:
     none
local short form:
     Ile Clipperton
former:
     sometimes called Ile de la Passion
Digraph:
     IP
Type:
     French possession administered by France from French Polynesia by High
     Commissioner of the Republic
Capital:
     none; administered by France from French Polynesia
Independence:
     none (possession of France)


                                  Economy


Overview:
     The only economic activity is a tuna fishing station.


                              Communications


Ports:
     none; offshore anchorage only


                              Defense Forces


Note:
     defense is the responsibility of France