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Johnston Atoll

1990 Edition — territory

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Communications
Airports [time series]
1 with permanent-surface runway 2,743 m
Note [time series]
US Coast Guard operates a LORAN transmitting station
Ports [time series]
Johnston Island
Telecommunication systems (Telecommunications) [time series]
excellent system including 60-channel submarine cable, Autodin/SRT terminal, digital telephone switch, Military Affiliated Radio System (MARS station), and a (receive only) commercial satellite television system
Defense Forces
Note [time series]
defense is the responsibility of the US
Economy
Economic overview (Overview) [time series]
Economic activity is limited to providing services to US military personnel and contractors located on the island. All food and manufactured goods must be imported.
Geography
Climate [time series]
tropical, but generally dry; consistent northeast trade winds with little seasonal temperature variation
Coastline [time series]
10 km
Area - comparative (Comparative area) [time series]
about 4.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Contiguous zone [time series]
12 nm;
Continental shelf [time series]
200 m;
Environment - current issues (Environment) [time series]
some low-growing vegetation
Extended economic zone [time series]
200 nm;
Land boundaries [time series]
none
Land use [time series]
0% arable land; 0% permanent crops; 0% meadows and pastures; 0% forest and woodland; 100% other
Natural resources [time series]
guano (deposits worked until about 1890)
Note [time series]
strategic location 1,328 km west-southwest of Honolulu in the North Pacific Ocean, about one-third of the way between Hawaii and the Marshall Islands; Johnston Island and Sand Island are natural islands; North Island (Akau) and East Island (Hikina) are manmade islands formed from coral dredging; closed to the public; former nuclear weapons test site
Terrain [time series]
mostly flat with a maximum elevation of 4 meters
Maritime claims (Territorial sea) [time series]
12 nm
Area (Total area) [time series]
2.8 km2; land area: 2.8 km2
Government
Diplomatic representation in the US (Diplomatic representation) [time series]
none (territory of the US)
Flag [time series]
the flag of the US is used
Country name (Long-form name) [time series]
none (territory of the US)
Government type (Type) [time series]
unincorporated territory of the US administered by the US Defense Nuclear Agency (DNA) and managed cooperatively by DNA and the Fish and Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior as part of the National Wildlife Refuge system
People
Population [time series]
1,203 (December 1989); all US government personnel and contractors