arative 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

@Clipperton Island, People

Population:
uninhabited

@Clipperton Island, 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)

@Clipperton Island, Economy

Overview:
The only economic activity is a tuna fishing station.

@Clipperton Island, Communications

Ports:
none; offshore anchorage only

@Clipperton Island, Defense Forces

Note:
defense is the responsibility of France

@Cocos (Keeling) Islands

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Affiliation:
(territory of Australia)

@Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Geography

Location:
Southeastern Asia, in the Indian Ocean, 1,070 km southwest of
Indonesia, about halfway between Australia and Sri Lanka
Map references:
Southeast Asia
Area:
total area:
14 sq km
land area:
14 sq km
comparative area:
about 24 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
note:
includes the two main islands of West Island and Home Island
Land boundaries:
0 km
Coastline:
2.6 km
Maritime claims:
exclusive fishing zone:
200 nm
territorial sea:
3 nm
International disputes:
none
Climate:
pleasant, modified by the southeast trade wind for about nine months
of the year; moderate rain fall
Terrain:
flat, low-lying coral atolls
Natural resources:
fish
Land use:
arable land:
0%
permanent crops:
0%
meadows and pastures:
0%
forest and woodland:
0%
other:
100%
Irrigated land:
NA sq km
Environment:
current issues:
NA
natural hazards:
NA
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