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#CARD:Midway Islands:Header
THE WORLD FACTBOOK
Midway Islands
Header
Affiliation:
(territory of the US)
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#CARD:Midway Islands:Geography
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Midway Islands
Geography
Location:
located 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 km2
land area:
5.2 km2
comparative area:
about nine 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)
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 km2
Environment:
coral atoll
Note:
closed to the public
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#CARD:Midway Islands:People
THE WORLD FACTBOOK
Midway Islands
People
Population:
no indigenous inhabitants; note - there are 453 US military personnel
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#CARD:Midway Islands:Government
THE WORLD FACTBOOK
Midway Islands
Government
Names:
conventional long form:
none
conventional short form:
Midway Islands
Digraph:
MQ
Type:
unincorporated territory of the US administered by the US Navy, under
command of the Barbers Point Naval Air Station in Hawaii and managed
cooperatively by the US Navy and the Fish and Wildlife Service of the US
Department of the Interior as part of the National Wildlife Refuge System;
legislation before Congress in 1990 proposed inclusion of territory within
the State of Hawaii
Capital:
none; administered from Washington, DC
Flag:
the US flag is used
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#CARD:Midway Islands:Economy
THE WORLD FACTBOOK
Midway Islands
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
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#CARD:Midway Islands:Communications
THE WORLD FACTBOOK
Midway Islands
Communications
Highways:
32 km total
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
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#CARD:Midway Islands:Defense Forces
THE WORLD FACTBOOK
Midway Islands
Defense Forces
Note:
defense is the responsibility of the US
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