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CATEGORIES
◆ COMMUNICATIONS(1 fields)
Ports
none; offshore anchorage only
◆ DEFENSE FORCES(1 fields)
Note
defense is the responsibility of France
◆ ECONOMY(1 fields)
Overview
no economic activity
◆ GEOGRAPHY(14 fields)
Climate
tropical
Coastline
11.1 km
Comparative area
undetermined
Contiguous zone
12 nm;
Continental shelf
200 meters or to depth of exploitation;
Environment
reef about 8 km in circumference
Extended economic zone
200 nm;
Land boundaries
none
Land use
0% arable land; 0% permanent crops; 0% meadows and pastures; 0% forest and woodland; 100% other (coral)
Natural resources
none
Note
located 1,120 km southwest of Mexico in the North Pacific Ocean
Terrain
coral atoll
Territorial sea
12 nm
Total area
undetermined
◆ GOVERNMENT(2 fields)
Long-form name
none
Type
French possession administered by High Commissioner of the Republic Jean MONTPEZAT, resident in French Polynesia
◆ PEOPLE(1 fields)
Population
uninhabited