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58 lines
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PALMYRA ATOLL
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(territory of the US)
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GEOGRAPHY
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Total area: 11.9 km2; land area: 11.9 km2
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Comparative area: about 20 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: 14.5 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, hot, and very rainy
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Terrain: low, with maximum elevations of about 2 meters
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Natural resources: none
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Land use: arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; meadows and pastures
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0%; forest and woodland 100%; other 0%
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Environment: about 50 islets covered with dense vegetation,
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coconut trees, and balsa-like trees up to 30 meters tall
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Note: located 1,600 km south-southwest of Honolulu in the North
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Pacific Ocean, almost halfway between Hawaii and American Samoa
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PEOPLE
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Population: uninhabited
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GOVERNMENT
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Long-form name: none
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Type: unincorporated territory of the US; privately owned, but
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administered by the Office of Territorial and International Affairs,
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US Department of the Interior
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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 in West Lagoon
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Airports: 1 with permanent-surface runway 1,220-2,439 m
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DEFENSE FORCES
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Note: defense is the responsibility of the US
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