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60 lines
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NAVASSA ISLAND
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(territory of the US)
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GEOGRAPHY
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Total area: 5.2 km2; land area: 5.2 km2
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Comparative area: about nine times the size of The Mall in
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Washington, DC
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Land boundaries: none
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Coastline: 8 km
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Maritime claims:
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Contiguous zone: 12 nm;
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Continental shelf: 200 m (depth);
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Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm;
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Territorial sea: 12 nm
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Disputes: claimed by Haiti
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Climate: marine, tropical
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Terrain: raised coral and limestone plateau, flat to undulating;
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ringed by vertical white cliffs (9 to 15 meters high)
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Natural resources: guano
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Land use: arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; meadows and pastures
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10%; forest and woodland 0%; other 90%
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Environment: mostly exposed rock, but enough grassland to support
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goat herds; dense stands of fig-like trees, scattered cactus
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Note: strategic location between Cuba, Haiti, and Jamaica in the
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Caribbean Sea; 160 km south of the US Naval Base at Guantanamo, Cuba
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PEOPLE
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Population: uninhabited; transient Haitian fishermen and others
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camp on the island
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GOVERNMENT
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Long-form name: none (territory of the US)
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Type: unincorporated territory of the US administered by the US
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Coast Guard
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ECONOMY
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Overview: no economic activity
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COMMUNICATIONS
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Ports: none; offshore anchorage only
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DEFENSE FORCES
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Note: defense is the responsibility of the US
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