Clipperton Island Government 2018, CIA World Factbook

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Clipperton Island Government 2018

SOURCE: 2018 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES

Page last updated on February 28, 2018

Country name:
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Clipperton Island
local long form: none
local short form: Ile Clipperton
former: sometimes referred to as Ile de la Passion or Atoll Clipperton
etymology: named after an 18th-century English pirate who supposedly used the island as a base

Dependency status:
possession of France; administered directly by the Minister of Overseas France

Legal system:
the laws of France apply

Flag description:
the flag of France is used

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Clipperton Island Government 2018 SOURCE: 2018 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES