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  1.                              Clipperton Island
  2.  
  3.  
  4.  
  5.  
  6.                                   Header
  7.  
  8.  
  9. Affiliation:
  10.      (possession of France)
  11.  
  12.  
  13.                                  Geography
  14.  
  15.  
  16. Location:
  17.      Middle America, in the North Pacific Ocean, 1,120 km southwest of
  18.      Mexico
  19. Map references:
  20.      World
  21. Area:
  22. total area:
  23.      7 sq km
  24. land area:
  25.      7 sq km
  26. comparative area:
  27.      about 12 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
  28. Land boundaries:
  29.      0 km
  30. Coastline:
  31.      11.1 km
  32. Maritime claims:
  33. exclusive economic zone:
  34.      200 nm
  35. territorial sea:
  36.      12 nm
  37. International disputes:
  38.      claimed by Mexico
  39. Climate:
  40.      tropical
  41. Terrain:
  42.      coral atoll
  43. Natural resources:
  44.      none
  45. Land use:
  46. arable land:
  47.      0%
  48. permanent crops:
  49.      0%
  50. meadows and pastures:
  51.      0%
  52. forest and woodland:
  53.      0%
  54. other:
  55.      100% (all coral)
  56. Irrigated land:
  57.      0 sq km
  58. Environment:
  59. current issues:
  60.      NA
  61. natural hazards:
  62.      NA
  63.  
  64.  
  65.  
  66.  
  67. international agreements:
  68.      NA
  69. Note:
  70.      reef about 8 km in circumference
  71.  
  72.  
  73.                                   People
  74.  
  75.  
  76. Population:
  77.      uninhabited
  78.  
  79.  
  80.                                 Government
  81.  
  82.  
  83. Names:
  84. conventional long form:
  85.      none
  86. conventional short form:
  87. local long form:
  88.      none
  89. local short form:
  90.      Ile Clipperton
  91. former:
  92.      sometimes called Ile de la Passion
  93. Digraph:
  94.      IP
  95. Type:
  96.      French possession administered by France from French Polynesia by High
  97.      Commissioner of the Republic
  98. Capital:
  99.      none; administered by France from French Polynesia
  100. Independence:
  101.      none (possession of France)
  102.  
  103.  
  104.                                   Economy
  105.  
  106.  
  107. Overview:
  108.      The only economic activity is a tuna fishing station.
  109.  
  110.  
  111.                               Communications
  112.  
  113.  
  114. Ports:
  115.      none; offshore anchorage only
  116.  
  117.  
  118.                               Defense Forces
  119.  
  120.  
  121. Note:
  122.      defense is the responsibility of France
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