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Dependency status: unorganized, unincorporated territory of the US; administered by the Fish and Wildlife Service, US Department of the Interior, from the Caribbean Islands National Wildlife Refuge in Boqueron, Puerto Rico; in September 1996, the Coast Guard ceased operations and maintenance of Navassa Island Light, a 46-meter-tall lighthouse on the southern side of the island; there has also been a private claim advanced against the island Definition: This entry describes the formal relationship between a particular nonindependent entity and an independent state. Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of May 16, 2008 |
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