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◆ COMMUNICATIONS(4 fields)
Airports
total: 3 usable: 2 with permanent-surface runways: 1 with runways over 3,659 m: 0 with runways 2,440-3,659 m: 0 with runways 1,220-2,439 m: 1
Highways
total: 32 km paved: NA
Pipelines
7.8 km
Ports
Sand Island
◆ DEFENSE FORCES(1 fields)
Note
defense is the responsibility of the US
◆ ECONOMY(2 fields)
Electricity
supplied by US Military
Overview
The economy is based on providing support services for US naval operations located on the islands. All food and manufactured goods must be imported.
◆ GEOGRAPHY(14 fields)
Area
total area: 5.2 sq km land area: 5.2 sq km comparative area: about 9 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC note: includes Eastern Island and Sand Island
Climate
tropical, but moderated by prevailing easterly winds
Coastline
15 km
Environment
current issues: NA natural hazards: NA international agreements: NA
International disputes
none
Irrigated land
0 sq km
Land boundaries
0 km
Land use
arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% meadows and pastures: 0% forest and woodland: 0% other: 100%
Location
Oceania, Polynesia, in the North Pacific Ocean, 2,350 km west-northwest of Honolulu, about one-third of the way between Honolulu and Tokyo
Map references
Oceania
Maritime claims
contiguous zone: 24 nm continental shelf: 200-m depth or to depth of exploitation exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm
Natural resources
fish, wildlife
Note
a coral atoll; closed to the public
Terrain
low, nearly level
◆ GOVERNMENT(5 fields)
Capital
none; administered from Washington, DC
Digraph
MQ
Flag
the US flag is used
Names
conventional long form: none conventional short form: Midway Islands
Type
unincorporated territory of the US administered by the US Navy, under Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pacific Division. This facility has been operationally closed since 10 September 1993 and is currently being transferred from Pacific Fleet to Naval Facilities Engineering Command via a Memorandum of Understanding.
◆ PEOPLE(1 fields)
Population
no indigenous inhabitants; note - there are 453 US military personnel