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  1. #CARD:Clipperton Island:Geography
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  4.                                 Clipperton Island
  5.                                     Geography
  6.  
  7.  
  8. Location:
  9.     in the North Pacific Ocean, 1,120 km southwest of Mexico
  10. Map references:
  11.     World
  12. Area:
  13.   total area:
  14.     7 km2
  15.   land area:
  16.     7 km2
  17.   comparative area:
  18.     about 12 times the size of the Mall in Washington, DC
  19. Land boundaries:
  20.     0 km
  21. Coastline:
  22.     11.1 km
  23. Maritime claims:
  24.   exclusive economic zone:
  25.     200 nm
  26.   territorial sea:
  27.     12 nm
  28. International disputes:
  29.     claimed by Mexico
  30. Climate:
  31.     tropical
  32. Terrain:
  33.     coral atoll
  34. Natural resources:
  35.     none
  36. Land use:
  37.   arable land:
  38.     0%
  39.   permanent crops:
  40.     0%
  41.   meadows and pastures:
  42.     0%
  43.   forest and woodland:
  44.     0%
  45.   other:
  46.     100% (all coral)
  47. Irrigated land:
  48.     0 km2
  49. Environment:
  50.     reef about 8 km in circumference
  51.  
  52. #ENDCARD
  53. #CARD:Clipperton Island:People
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  55.                                 Clipperton Island
  56.                                      People
  57.  
  58.  
  59. Population:
  60.     uninhabited
  61.  
  62. #ENDCARD
  63. #CARD:Clipperton Island:Government
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  65.                                 Clipperton Island
  66.                                    Government
  67.  
  68.  
  69. Names:
  70.   conventional long form:
  71.     none
  72.   conventional short form:
  73.     Clipperton Island
  74.   local long form:
  75.     none
  76.   local short form:
  77.     Ile Clipperton
  78.   former:
  79.     sometimes called Ile de la Passion
  80. Digraph:
  81.     IP
  82. Type:
  83.     French possession administered by France from French Polynesia by High
  84.     Commissioner of the Republic
  85. Capital:
  86.     none; administered by France from French Polynesia
  87. Independence:
  88.     none (possession of France)
  89.  
  90. #ENDCARD
  91. #CARD:Clipperton Island:Economy
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  93.                                 Clipperton Island
  94.                                      Economy
  95.  
  96.  
  97. Overview:
  98.     The only economic activity is a tuna fishing station.
  99.  
  100. #ENDCARD
  101. #CARD:Clipperton Island:Communications
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  103.                                 Clipperton Island
  104.                                  Communications
  105.  
  106.  
  107. Ports:
  108.     none; offshore anchorage only
  109.  
  110. #ENDCARD
  111. #CARD:Clipperton Island:Defense Forces
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  113.                                 Clipperton Island
  114.                                  Defense Forces
  115.  
  116.  
  117. Note:
  118.     defense is the responsibility of France
  119.  
  120. #ENDCARD
  121. #CARD:Cocos (Keeling) Islands:Header
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  123.                              Cocos (Keeling) Islands
  124.                                      Header
  125.  
  126.  
  127. Affiliation:
  128.     (territory of Australia)
  129.  
  130. #ENDCARD
  131.