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Clipperton Island flag Clipperton Island Change log

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2026-02-16 6c458c5c

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Type Field Previous value Current value
- Removed $ {} β€”
+ Added Communications β€” {}
+ Added Economy β€” {}
+ Added Environment.Climate.text β€” tropical; humid, average temperature 20-32 degrees Celsius, wet season (May to October)
+ Added Environment.Environmental issues.text β€” no natural resources, guano deposits depleted; stagnant fresh-water lagoon
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land.text β€” 0% (2018 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.forest.text β€” 0% (2018 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.other.text β€” 100% (2018 est.)
+ Added Geography.Area - comparative.text β€” about 12 times the size of the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
+ Added Geography.Area.land.text β€” 6 sq km
+ Added Geography.Area.total .text β€” 6 sq km
+ Added Geography.Area.water.text β€” 0 sq km
+ Added Geography.Climate.text β€” tropical; humid, average temperature 20-32 degrees Celsius, wet season (May to October)
+ Added Geography.Coastline.text β€” 11.1 km
+ Added Geography.Elevation.highest point.text β€” Rocher Clipperton 29 m
+ Added Geography.Elevation.lowest point.text β€” Pacific Ocean 0 m
+ Added Geography.Geographic coordinates.text β€” 10 17 N, 109 13 W
+ Added Geography.Geography - note.text β€” the atoll reef is approximately 12 km (7.5 mi) in circumference
+ Added Geography.Land boundaries.total.text β€” 0 km
+ Added Geography.Land use.agricultural land.text β€” 0% (2018 est.)
+ Added Geography.Land use.forest.text β€” 0% (2018 est.)
+ Added Geography.Land use.other.text β€” 100% (2018 est.)
+ Added Geography.Location.text β€” Middle America, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, 1,120 km southwest of Mexico
+ Added Geography.Map references.text β€” Political Map of the World
+ Added Geography.Maritime claims.exclusive economic zone.text β€” 200 nm
+ Added Geography.Maritime claims.territorial sea.text β€” 12 nm
+ Added Geography.Natural hazards.text β€” subject to tropical storms and hurricanes from May to October
+ Added Geography.Natural resources.text β€” fish
+ Added Geography.Terrain.text β€” coral atoll
+ Added Government.Country name.conventional long form.text β€” none
+ Added Government.Country name.conventional short form.text β€” Clipperton Island
+ Added Government.Country name.etymology.text β€” named after an 18th-century English pirate who is alleged to have used the island as a base starting in 1705
+ Added Government.Country name.former.text β€” sometimes referred to as Ile de la Passion or Atoll Clipperton
+ Added Government.Country name.local long form.text β€” none
+ Added Government.Country name.local short form.text β€” Ile Clipperton
+ Added Government.Dependency status.text β€” possession of France; administered directly by the Minister of Overseas France
+ Added Government.Flag.text β€” the flag of France is used
+ Added Government.Legal system.text β€” the laws of France apply
+ Added Introduction.Background.text β€” This isolated atoll was named for John CLIPPERTON, an English pirate who was rumored to have made it his hideout early in the 18th century. Annexed by France in 1855 and claimed by the US, it was seized by Mexico in 189…
+ Added Military and Security.Military - note.text β€” defense is the responsibility of France
+ Added People and Society.Population.total.text β€” uninhabited
+ Added Transnational Issues β€” {}
+ Added Transportation β€” {}
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