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72 lines
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BAKER ISLAND
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(territory of the US)
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GEOGRAPHY
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Total area: 1.4 km2; land area: 1.4 km2
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Comparative area: about 2.3 times the size of The Mall in
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Washington, DC
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Land boundaries: none
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Coastline: 4.8 km
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Maritime claims:
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Contiguous zone: 12 nm;
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Continental shelf: 200 m (depth);
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Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm;
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Territorial sea: 12 nm
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Climate: equatorial; scant rainfall, constant wind, burning sun
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Terrain: low, nearly level coral island surrounded by a narrow
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fringing reef
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Natural resources: guano (deposits worked until 1891)
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Land use: arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; meadows and pastures
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0%; forest and woodland 0%; other 100%
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Environment: treeless, sparse and scattered vegetation consisting
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of grasses, prostrate vines, and low growing shrubs; lacks fresh water;
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primarily a nesting, roosting, and foraging habitat for seabirds,
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shorebirds, and marine wildlife
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Note: remote location 2,575 km southwest of Honolulu in the North
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Pacific Ocean, just north of the Equator, about halfway between Hawaii
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and Australia
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PEOPLE
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Population: uninhabited
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Note: American civilians evacuated in 1942 after Japanese air and
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naval attacks during World War II; occupied by US military during World
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War II, but abandoned after the war; public entry is by special-use
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permit only and generally restricted to scientists and educators; a
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cemetery and cemetery ruins located near the middle of the west coast
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GOVERNMENT
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Long-form name: none
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Type: unincorporated territory of the US administered by the Fish
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and Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior as part of the
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National Wildlife Refuge system
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ECONOMY
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Overview: no economic activity
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COMMUNICATIONS
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Ports: none; offshore anchorage only, one boat landing area along
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the middle of the west coast
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Airports: 1 abandoned World War II runway of 1,665 m
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Note: there is a day beacon near the middle of the west coast
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DEFENSE FORCES
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Note: defense is the responsibility of the US; visited annually by
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the US Coast Guard
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