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◆ ECONOMY(3 fields)
Economy-overview
The economy is based on providing support services for any remaining activities located on the islands. All food and manufactured goods must be imported.
Electricity-capacity
NA kW
Electricity-production
NA kWh
◆ GEOGRAPHY(18 fields)
Area
total: 6.2 sq km land: 6.2 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes Eastern Island and Sand Island
Area-comparative
about nine times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Climate
tropical, but moderated by prevailing easterly winds
Coastline
15 km
Elevation extremes
lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 4 m
Environment-current issues
NA
Environment-international agreements
party to: NA signed, but not ratified: NA
Geographic coordinates
28 13 N, 177 22 W
Geography-note
a coral atoll; closed to the public
Irrigated land
0 sq km (1993)
Land boundaries
0 km
Land use
arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% permanent pastures: 0% forests and woodland: 0% other: 100%
Location
Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about one-third of the way from Honolulu to Tokyo
Map references
Oceania
Maritime claims
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm
Natural hazards
NA
Natural resources
fish, wildlife
Terrain
low, nearly level
◆ GOVERNMENT(6 fields)
Country name
conventional long form: none conventional short form: Midway Islands
Data code
MQ
Dependency status
unincorporated territory of the US; formerly administered from Washington, DC, by the US Navy, under Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pacific Division; this facility has been operationally closed since 10 September 1993; on 31 October 1996, through a Presidential executive order, the jurisdiction and control of the atoll was transferred to the Fish and Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior as part of the National Wildlife Refuge system
Flag description
the flag of the US is used
Legal system
NA
National capital
none; administered from Washington, DC
◆ MILITARY(1 fields)
Military-note
defense is the responsibility of the US
◆ PEOPLE(2 fields)
Population
no indigenous inhabitants
Population growth rate
0% (1998 est.)
◆ TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES(1 fields)
Disputes-international
none MOLDOVA
◆ TRANSPORTATION(6 fields)
Airports
3 (1997 est.)
Airports-with paved runways
total: 2 1,524 to 2,437 m: 2 (1997 est.)
Airports-with unpaved runways
total: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (1997 est.)
Highways
total: 32 km paved: NA km unpaved: NA km
Pipelines
7.8 km
Ports and harbors
Sand Island