Clipperton Island

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

Clipperton Island as the 1990 edition of the CIA World Factbook published it: 20 fields, one of 36 editions from 1990 to 2025.

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Areaundetermined
1990

Every edition of Clipperton Island

Populationas each edition published it
Not in this edition 2,000 in 2000

Geography

14 fields

Land use

forest and woodland 0%other (coral) 100%arable land 0% in all · permanent crops 0% in all · meadows and pastures 0% in all
Coastline
11.1km
land boundaries: noneTerritorial sea: 12 nm

Total area

undetermined

Continental shelf

200 meters or to depth of exploitation;

Climate

tropical

Terrain

coral atoll

Environment

reef about 8 km in circumference

Note

located 1,120 km southwest of Mexico in the North Pacific Ocean

People

1 field

Population

uninhabited

Government

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

2 fields

Type

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

Economy

No economic activity

1 field

Overview

no economic activity

Communications

1 field

Ports

none; offshore anchorage only

Defense Forces

1 field

Note

defense is the responsibility of France

Central Intelligence Agency. “Clipperton Island.” The World Factbook 1990. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/clipperton-island/1990.

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