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◆ COMMUNICATIONS(4 fields)
Airports
1 with permanent-surface runway 2,743 m
Note
US Coast Guard operates a LORAN transmitting station
Ports
Johnston Island
Telecommunications
excellent system including 60-channel submarine cable, Autodin/SRT terminal, digital telephone switch, Military Affiliated Radio System (MARS station), and a (receive only) commercial satellite television system
◆ DEFENSE FORCES(1 fields)
Note
defense is the responsibility of the US
◆ ECONOMY(1 fields)
Overview
Economic activity is limited to providing services to US military personnel and contractors located on the island. All food and manufactured goods must be imported.
◆ GEOGRAPHY(14 fields)
Climate
tropical, but generally dry; consistent northeast trade winds with little seasonal temperature variation
Coastline
10 km
Comparative area
about 4.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Contiguous zone
12 nm;
Continental shelf
200 m;
Environment
some low-growing vegetation
Extended economic zone
200 nm;
Land boundaries
none
Land use
0% arable land; 0% permanent crops; 0% meadows and pastures; 0% forest and woodland; 100% other
Natural resources
guano (deposits worked until about 1890)
Note
strategic location 1,328 km west-southwest of Honolulu in the North Pacific Ocean, about one-third of the way between Hawaii and the Marshall Islands; Johnston Island and Sand Island are natural islands; North Island (Akau) and East Island (Hikina) are manmade islands formed from coral dredging; closed to the public; former nuclear weapons test site
Terrain
mostly flat with a maximum elevation of 4 meters
Territorial sea
12 nm
Total area
2.8 km2; land area: 2.8 km2
◆ GOVERNMENT(4 fields)
Diplomatic representation
none (territory of the US)
Flag
the flag of the US is used
Long-form name
none (territory of the US)
Type
unincorporated territory of the US administered by the US Defense Nuclear Agency (DNA) and managed cooperatively by DNA and the Fish and Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior as part of the National Wildlife Refuge system
◆ PEOPLE(1 fields)
Population
1,203 (December 1989); all US government personnel and contractors