2000 Edition
CIA World Factbook 2000 (Project Gutenberg)
Countries
237
Data Records
33,395
Categories
9
Source
CIA World Factbook 2000 (Project Gutenberg)
Geography
Area
- land
- 7 sq km
- total
- 7 sq km
- water
- 0 sq km
Area - comparative
about 12 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Climate
tropical, humid, average temperature 20-32 degrees C, rains May-October
Coastline
11.1 km
Elevation extremes
- highest point
- Rocher Clipperton 29 m
- lowest point
- Pacific Ocean 0 m
Environment - current issues
NA
Geographic coordinates
10 17 N, 109 13 W
Geography - note
reef about 8 km in circumference
Irrigated land
0 sq km (1993)
Land boundaries
0 km
Land use
- arable land
- 0%
- forests and woodland
- 0%
- other
- 100% (all coral)
- permanent crops
- 0%
- permanent pastures
- 0%
Location
Middle America, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, 1,120 km southwest of Mexico
Map references
World
Maritime claims
- exclusive economic zone
- 200 nm
- territorial sea
- 12 nm
Natural hazards
subject to tornadoes
Natural resources
none
Terrain
coral atoll
People and Society
Population
uninhabited (July 2000 est.)
Government
Country name
- conventional long form
- none
- conventional short form
- Clipperton Island
- former
- sometimes called Ile de la Passion
- local long form
- none
- local short form
- Ile Clipperton
Data code
IP
Dependency status
possession of France; administered by France from French Polynesia by a high commissioner of the Republic
Flag description
the flag of France is used
Economy
Economy - overview
Although 115 species of fish have been identified in the territorial waters of Clipperton Island, the only economic activity is tuna fishing.
Transportation
Ports and harbors
none; offshore anchorage only
Military and Security
Military - note
defense is the responsibility of France
Transnational Issues
Disputes - international
- none
- COCOS
- COLOMBIA