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  1.                               Midway Islands
  2.  
  3.  
  4.  
  5.  
  6.                                   Header
  7.  
  8.  
  9. Affiliation:
  10.      (territory of the US)
  11.  
  12.  
  13.                                  Geography
  14.  
  15.  
  16. Location:
  17.      Oceania, Polynesia, in the North Pacific Ocean, 2,350 km
  18.      west-northwest of Honolulu, about one-third of the way between
  19.      Honolulu and Tokyo
  20. Map references:
  21.      Oceania
  22. Area:
  23. total area:
  24.      5.2 sq km
  25. land area:
  26.      5.2 sq km
  27. comparative area:
  28.      about 9 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
  29. note:
  30.      includes Eastern Island and Sand Island
  31. Land boundaries:
  32.      0 km
  33. Coastline:
  34.      15 km
  35. Maritime claims:
  36. contiguous zone:
  37.      24 nm
  38. continental shelf:
  39.      200-m depth or to depth of exploitation
  40. exclusive economic zone:
  41.      200 nm
  42. territorial sea:
  43.      12 nm
  44. International disputes:
  45.      none
  46. Climate:
  47.      tropical, but moderated by prevailing easterly winds
  48. Terrain:
  49.      low, nearly level
  50. Natural resources:
  51.      fish, wildlife
  52. Land use:
  53. arable land:
  54.      0%
  55. permanent crops:
  56.      0%
  57. meadows and pastures:
  58.      0%
  59. forest and woodland:
  60.      0%
  61. other:
  62.      100%
  63.  
  64.  
  65.  
  66.  
  67. Irrigated land:
  68.      0 sq km
  69. Environment:
  70. current issues:
  71.      NA
  72. natural hazards:
  73.      NA
  74. international agreements:
  75.      NA
  76. Note:
  77.      a coral atoll; closed to the public
  78.  
  79.  
  80.                                   People
  81.  
  82.  
  83. Population:
  84.      no indigenous inhabitants; note - there are 453 US military personnel
  85.  
  86.  
  87.                                 Government
  88.  
  89.  
  90. Names:
  91. conventional long form:
  92.      none
  93. conventional short form:
  94. Digraph:
  95.      MQ
  96. Type:
  97.      unincorporated territory of the US administered by the US Navy, under
  98.      Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pacific Division. This facility
  99.      has been operationally closed since 10 September 1993 and is currently
  100.      being transferred from Pacific Fleet to Naval Facilities Engineering
  101.      Command via a Memorandum of Understanding.
  102. Capital:
  103.      none; administered from Washington, DC
  104. Flag:
  105.      the US flag is used
  106.  
  107.  
  108.                                   Economy
  109.  
  110.  
  111. Overview:
  112.      The economy is based on providing support services for US naval
  113.      operations located on the islands. All food and manufactured goods
  114.      must be imported.
  115. Electricity:
  116.      supplied by US Military
  117.  
  118.  
  119.                               Communications
  120.  
  121.  
  122. Highways:
  123. total:
  124.      32 km
  125. paved:
  126.      NA
  127. Pipelines:
  128.      7.8 km
  129.  
  130.  
  131.  
  132.  
  133. Ports:
  134.      Sand Island
  135. Airports:
  136. total:
  137.      3
  138. usable:
  139.      2
  140. with permanent-surface runways:
  141.      1
  142. with runways over 3,659 m:
  143.      0
  144. with runways 2,440-3,659 m:
  145.      0
  146. with runways 1,220-2,439 m:
  147.      1
  148.  
  149.  
  150.                               Defense Forces
  151.  
  152.  
  153. Note:
  154.      defense is the responsibility of the US
  155.  
  156.  
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