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5.9 KiB
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75 lines
5.9 KiB
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MIDWAY ISLANDS
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(territory of the US)
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GEOGRAPHY
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Total area: 5.2 km2; land area: 5.2 km2; includes Eastern Island
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and Sand Island
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Comparative area: about nine 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: 15 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: tropical, but moderated by prevailing easterly winds
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Terrain: low, nearly level
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Natural resources: fish and wildlife
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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: coral atoll
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Note: located 2,350 km west-northwest of Honolulu at the western
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end of Hawaiian Islands group, about one-third of the way between
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Honolulu and Tokyo; closed to the public
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PEOPLE
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Population: 453 US military personnel (1991)
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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 US
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Navy, under command of the Barbers Point Naval Air Station in Hawaii and
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managed cooperatively by the US Navy and the Fish and Wildlife Service of
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the US Department of the Interior as part of the National Wildlife Refuge
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System
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Diplomatic representation: none (territory of the US)
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Flag: the US flag is used
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ECONOMY
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Overview: The economy is based on providing support services for US
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naval operations located on the islands. All food and manufactured goods
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must be imported.
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Electricity: supplied by US Military
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COMMUNICATIONS
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Highways: 32 km total
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Pipelines: 7.8 km
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Ports: Sand Island
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Airports: 3 total; 2 usable; 1 with permanent-surface runways;
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none with runways over 2,439 m; 2 with runways 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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