The World Factbook (1990)/Clipperton Island

by United States Central Intelligence Agency

 

Clipperton Island
(French possession)

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 See regional map I

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Geography

Total area: undetermined

Comparative area: undetermined

Land boundaries: none

Coastline: 11.1 km

Maritime claims:

Contiguous zone: 12 nm

Continental shelf: 200 meters or to depth of exploitation

Extended economic zone: 200 nm

Territorial sea: 12 nm

Climate: tropical

Terrain: coral atoll

Natural resources: none

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

Environment: reef about 8 km in circumference

Note: located 1,120 km southwest of Mexico in the North Pacific Ocean

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People

Population: uninhabited

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Government

Long-form name: none

Type: French possession administered by High Commissioner of the Republic Jean MONTPEZAT, resident in French Polynesia

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Economy

Overview: no economic activity

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Communications

Ports: none; offshore anchorage only

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Defense Forces

Note: defense is the responsibility of France