Midway Islands




                                  Header


Affiliation:
     (territory of the US)


                                 Geography


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
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
Land boundaries:
     0 km
Coastline:
     15 km
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
International disputes:
     none
Climate:
     tropical, but moderated by prevailing easterly winds
Terrain:
     low, nearly level
Natural resources:
     fish, wildlife
Land use:
arable land:
     0%
permanent crops:
     0%
meadows and pastures:
     0%
forest and woodland:
     0%
other:
     100%




Irrigated land:
     0 sq km
Environment:
current issues:
     NA
natural hazards:
     NA
international agreements:
     NA
Note:
     a coral atoll; closed to the public


                                  People


Population:
     no indigenous inhabitants; note - there are 453 US military personnel


                                Government


Names:
conventional long form:
     none
conventional short form:
Digraph:
     MQ
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.
Capital:
     none; administered from Washington, DC
Flag:
     the US flag is used


                                  Economy


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.
Electricity:
     supplied by US Military


                              Communications


Highways:
total:
     32 km
paved:
     NA
Pipelines:
     7.8 km




Ports:
     Sand Island
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


                              Defense Forces


Note:
     defense is the responsibility of the US