Country name:
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Clipperton Island
local long form: none
local short form: Ile Clipperton
former: sometimes referred to as Ile de la Passion or Atoll Clipperton
etymology: named after an 18th-century English pirate who supposedly used the island as a base
Dependency status:
possession of France; administered directly by the Minister of Overseas France
Legal system:
the laws of France apply
Flag description:
the flag of France is used