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	Clipperton Island (2008)	Coral Sea Islands (2008)

Area	total: 6 sq km land: 6 sq km water: 0 sq km	total: less than 3 sq km land: less than 3 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes numerous small islands and reefs scattered over a sea area of about 780,000 sq km, with the Willis Islets the most important
Area - comparative	about 12 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC	NA
Background	This isolated island was named for John CLIPPERTON, a pirate who made it his hideout early in the 18th century. Annexed by France in 1855, it was seized by Mexico in 1897. Arbitration eventually awarded the island to France, which took possession in 1935.	Scattered over more than three-quarters of a million square kilometers of ocean, the Coral Sea Islands were declared a territory of Australia in 1969. They are uninhabited except for a small meteorological staff on the Willis Islets. Automated weather stations, beacons, and a lighthouse occupy many other islands and reefs.
Climate	tropical; humid, average temperature 20-32 degrees C, wet season (May to October)	tropical
Coastline	11.1 km	3,095 km
Country name	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	conventional long form: Coral Sea Islands Territory conventional short form: Coral Sea Islands
Dependency status	possession of France; administered directly by the Minister of Overseas France	territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Attorney-General's Department
Diplomatic representation from the US	-	none (territory of Australia)
Diplomatic representation in the US	-	none (territory of Australia)
Disputes - international	none	none
Economy - overview	Although 115 species of fish have been identified in the territorial waters of Clipperton Island, the only economic activity is tuna fishing.	no economic activity
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: Rocher Clipperton 29 m	lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location on Cato Island 6 m
Environment - current issues	NA	no permanent fresh water resources
Executive branch	-	administered from Canberra by the Australian Attorney-General's Department
Flag description	the flag of France is used	the flag of Australia is used
Geographic coordinates	10 17 N, 109 13 W	18 00 S, 152 00 E
Geography - note	reef 12 km in circumference	important nesting area for birds and turtles
Irrigated land	0 sq km	0 sq km
Land boundaries	0 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (all coral) (2005)	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (mostly grass or scrub cover) (2005)
Legal system	the laws of France, where applicable, apply	the laws of Australia, where applicable, apply
Location	Middle America, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, 1,120 km southwest of Mexico	Oceania, islands in the Coral Sea, northeast of Australia
Map references	Political Map of the World	Oceania
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm	territorial sea: 3 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of France	defense is the responsibility of Australia; visited regularly by the Royal Australian Navy; Australia has control over the activities of visitors
Natural hazards	NA	occasional tropical cyclones
Natural resources	fish	NEGL
Population	uninhabited	no indigenous inhabitants note: there is a staff of three to four at the meteorological station on Willis Island (July 2007 est.)
Terrain	coral atoll	sand and coral reefs and islands (or cays)

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