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Johnston Atoll

1994 Edition — territory

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Communications
Airports [time series]
total: 1 usable: 1 with permanent-surface runways: 1 with runways over 3,659 m: 0 with runways 2,440-3,659 m: 1 with TACAN and beacon with runways 1,220-2,439 m: 0
Roadways (Highways) [time series]
total: NA paved: NA unpaved: NA
Telecommunication systems (Telecommunications) [time series]
excellent system including 60-channel submarine cable, Autodin/SRT terminal, digital telephone switch, Military Affiliated Radio System (MARS station), commercial satellite television system, and UHF/VHF air-ground radio
Defense Forces
Affiliation [time series]
(also see separate West Bank entry)
Note [time series]
defense is the responsibility of the US
Economy
Electricity [time series]
supplied by the management and operations contractor
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
Area [time series]
total area: 2.8 sq km land area: 2.8 sq km comparative area: about 4.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Climate [time series]
tropical, but generally dry; consistent northeast trade winds with little seasonal temperature variation
Coastline [time series]
10 km
Environment - current issues (Environment) [time series]
current issues: NA natural hazards: NA international agreements: NA
Disputes - international (International disputes) [time series]
none
Irrigated land [time series]
0 sq km
Land boundaries [time series]
0 km
Land use [time series]
arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% meadows and pastures: 0% forest and woodland: 0% other: 100%
Location [time series]
Oceania, Polynesia, in the North Pacific Ocean, 1,430 km west-southwest of Honolulu, about one-third of the way between Hawaii and the Marshall Islands
Map references [time series]
Oceania
Maritime claims [time series]
contiguous zone: 24 nm continental shelf: 200-m depth or to depth of exploitation exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm
Natural resources [time series]
guano (deposits worked until about 1890)
Note [time series]
strategic location in the North Pacific Ocean; 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; site of Johnston Atoll Chemical Agent Disposal System (JACADS); some low-growing vegetation
Terrain [time series]
mostly flat with a maximum elevation of 4 meters
Government
Capital [time series]
none; administered from Washington, DC
Digraph [time series]
JQ
Diplomatic representation in the US (Diplomatic representation in US) [time series]
none (territory of the US)
Flag [time series]
the flag of the US is used
Country name (Names) [time series]
conventional long form: none conventional short form: Johnston Atoll
Government type (Type) [time series]
unincorportated 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
Diplomatic representation from the US (US diplomatic representation) [time series]
none (territory of the US)
People
Population [time series]
327 (July 1994 est.)