Environment - current issues:
NA
Geography - note:
reef 12 km in circumference
People Clipperton Island
Population: uninhabited (July 2003 est.)
Government Clipperton Island
Country name:
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Clipperton Island
local short form: Ile Clipperton
local long form: none
former: sometimes called Ile de la Passion
Dependency status:
possession of France; administered by France from French Polynesia
by a high commissioner of the Republic
Legal system:
the laws of France, where applicable, apply
Flag description:
the flag of France is used
Economy Clipperton Island