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Title         :Clipperton Island 
Text          : 
                                Clipperton Island 
 
                                     Header 
 
Affiliation: 
    (possession of France) 
 
                                    Geography 
 
Location: 
    Middle America, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, 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: 
    Clipperton Island 
  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. 
 
                                 Transportation 
 
Ports: 
    none; offshore anchorage only 
 
                                 Defense Forces 
 
Note: 
    defense is the responsibility of France
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Cite:
The World Factbook IN National Trade Data Bank: The Export Connection (disk 2 of a 2 disk set), January, 1996, United States Department of Commerce (http://www.doc.gov/),Economics and Statistics Administration (http://www.doc.gov/resources/ESA_info.html), SuDoc No: C1.88:996/2/v.2

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The World Factbook 1995,
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