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  1.                              THE WORLD FACTBOOK 
  2.                                   Palmyra Atoll
  3.                                      Header
  4.  
  5.  
  6. Affiliation:
  7.     (territory of the US)
  8.                              THE WORLD FACTBOOK 
  9.                                   Palmyra Atoll
  10.                                     Geography
  11.  
  12.  
  13. Location:
  14.     Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from
  15.     Hawaii to American Samoa
  16. Map references:
  17.     Oceania
  18. Area:
  19.   total area:
  20.     11.9 sq km
  21.   land area:
  22.     11.9 sq km
  23.   comparative area:
  24.     about 20 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
  25. Land boundaries:
  26.     0 km
  27. Coastline:
  28.     14.5 km
  29. Maritime claims:
  30.   exclusive economic zone:
  31.     200 nm
  32.   territorial sea:
  33.     12 nm
  34. International disputes:
  35.     none
  36. Climate:
  37.     equatorial, hot, and very rainy
  38. Terrain:
  39.     low, with maximum elevations of about 2 meters
  40. Natural resources:
  41.     none
  42. Land use:
  43.   arable land:
  44.     0%
  45.   permanent crops:
  46.     0%
  47.   meadows and pastures:
  48.     0%
  49.   forest and woodland:
  50.     100%
  51.   other:
  52.     0%
  53. Irrigated land:
  54.     0 sq km
  55. Environment:
  56.   current issues:
  57.     NA
  58.   natural hazards:
  59.     NA
  60.   international agreements:
  61.     NA
  62. Note:
  63.     about 50 islets covered with dense vegetation, coconut trees, and balsa-like
  64.     trees up to 30 meters tall
  65.                              THE WORLD FACTBOOK 
  66.                                   Palmyra Atoll
  67.                                      People
  68.  
  69.  
  70. Population:
  71.     uninhabited
  72.                              THE WORLD FACTBOOK 
  73.                                   Palmyra Atoll
  74.                                    Government
  75.  
  76.  
  77. Names:
  78.   conventional long form:
  79.     none
  80.   conventional short form:
  81.     Palmyra Atoll
  82. Digraph:
  83.     LQ
  84. Type:
  85.     incorporated territory of the US; privately owned, but administered by the
  86.     Office of Territorial and International Affairs, US Department of the
  87.     Interior
  88. Capital:
  89.     none; administered from Washington, DC
  90.                              THE WORLD FACTBOOK 
  91.                                   Palmyra Atoll
  92.                                      Economy
  93.  
  94.  
  95. Overview:
  96.     no economic activity
  97.                              THE WORLD FACTBOOK 
  98.                                   Palmyra Atoll
  99.                                  Transportation
  100.  
  101.  
  102. Highways:
  103.     much of the road and many causeways built during the war are unserviceable
  104.     and overgrown
  105. Ports:
  106.     West Lagoon
  107. Airports:
  108.   total:
  109.     1
  110.   with unpaved runways 1,524 to 2,438 m:
  111.     1
  112.                              THE WORLD FACTBOOK 
  113.                                   Palmyra Atoll
  114.                                  Defense Forces
  115.  
  116.  
  117. Note:
  118.     defense is the responsibility of the US
  119.