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GovernmentCountry 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 directly by the Minister of Overseas France Legal system
The laws of France, where applicable, apply Flag description
The flag of France is used
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Clipperton Island [ France ]:
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This isolated island was named for John CLIPPERTON, a pirate who made it his hideout early in the 18th century. Annexed by France in 1855, it was seized by Mexico in 1897. Arbitration eventually awarded the island to France, which took possession in 1935.