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

_#_Environment: reef about 8 km in circumference

_#_Note: located 1,120 km southwest of Mexico in the North Pacific Ocean; also called Ile de la Passion

_*People #_Population: uninhabited

_*Government #_Long-form name: none

_#_Type: French possession administered from French Polynesia by High Commissioner of the Republic Jean MONTPEZAT; note—may have become a dependency of French Polynesia

_*Economy #_Overview: only economic activity is a tuna fishing station

_*Communications #_Ports: none; offshore anchorage only

_*Defense Forces #Note: defense is the responsibility of France % @Cocos (Keeling) Islands (territory of Australia) *Geography #_Total area: 14 km2; land area: 14 km2; main islands are West Island and Home Island

_#_Comparative area: about 24 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC