| NAVASSA ISLAND GOVERNMENT STATS: |
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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 |
Diplomatic representation from the US
none (territory of the US) |
Flag description
the flag of the US is used |
Legal system
the laws of the US, where applicable, apply |
Transnational Issues > Disputes > International
claimed by Haiti, source of subsistence fishing |
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