Navassa Island Government 2014, CIA World Factbook

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Navassa Island Government 2014

SOURCE: 2014 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES

Page last updated on October 25, 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

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

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Navassa Island Government 2014 SOURCE: 2014 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES