Navassa Island Government Profile 2013

Country name

conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Navassa Island

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

Affiliation

(territory of the US)

Legal system

the laws of the US, where applicable, apply

Diplomatic representation from the US

none (territory of the US)

Flag description

the flag of the US is used