Clipperton Island Government Profile 2001

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

Dependency status

possession of France; administered by France from French Polynesia by a high commissioner of the Republic

Legal system

the laws of France, where applicable, apply

Flag description

the flag of France is used