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◆ COMMUNICATIONS(1 fields)
Ports
none; offshore anchorage only
◆ DEFENSE FORCES(1 fields)
Note
defense is the responsibility of France
◆ ECONOMY(1 fields)
Overview
only economic activity is a tuna fishing station
◆ GEOGRAPHY(11 fields)
Climate
tropical
Coastline
11.1 km Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm; Territorial sea: 12 nm
Comparative area
about 12 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Disputes
claimed by Mexico
Environment
reef about 8 km in circumference
Land boundaries
none
Land use
arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; meadows and pastures 0%; forest and woodland 0%; other (coral) 100%
Natural resources
none
Note
located 1,120 km southwest of Mexico in the North Pacific Ocean; also called Ile de la Passion
Terrain
coral atoll
Total area
7 km2
◆ GOVERNMENT(2 fields)
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
◆ PEOPLE(1 fields)
Population
uninhabited