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CLIPPERTON ISLAND
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(French possession)
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GEOGRAPHY
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Total area: 7 km2
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Comparative area: about 12 times the size of The Mall in
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Washington, DC
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Land boundaries: none
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Coastline: 11.1 km
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Maritime claims:
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Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm;
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Territorial sea: 12 nm
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Disputes: claimed by Mexico
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Climate: tropical
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Terrain: coral atoll
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Natural resources: none
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Land use: arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; meadows and pastures
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0%; forest and woodland 0%; other (coral) 100%
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Environment: reef about 8 km in circumference
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Note: located 1,120 km southwest of Mexico in the North Pacific
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Ocean; also called Ile de la Passion
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PEOPLE
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Population: uninhabited
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GOVERNMENT
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Long-form name: none
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Type: French possession administered from French Polynesia
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by High Commissioner of the Republic Jean MONTPEZAT; note--may have
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become a dependency of French Polynesia
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ECONOMY
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Overview: only economic activity is a tuna fishing station
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COMMUNICATIONS
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Ports: none; offshore anchorage only
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DEFENSE FORCES
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Note: defense is the responsibility of France
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