The World Factbook (1990)/Clipperton Island

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Clipperton Island
(French possession)


 See regional map I



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


People


Population: uninhabited


Government


Long-form name: none

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


Economy


Overview: no economic activity


Communications


Ports: none; offshore anchorage only


Defense Forces


Note: defense is the responsibility of France