Note [time series]

formerly an important commercial aviation base, now used by US military, as well as the US Army Space and Strategic Defense Command for missile launches

Broadcast media (Radio) [time series]

broadcast stations: AM 0, FM NA, shortwave NA radios: NA note: Armed Forces Radio/Television Service (AFRTS) radio and television service provided by satellite

Telecommunication systems (Telephone system) [time series]

NA telephones; satellite communications; 1 Autovon circuit off the Overseas Telephone System (OTS) local: NA intercity: NA international: NA note: Armed Forces Radio/Television Service (AFRTS) radio and television service provided by satellite

Broadcast media (Television) [time series]

broadcast stations: NA televisions: NA note: Armed Forces Radio/Television Service (AFRTS) radio and television service provided by satellite

Note [time series]

defense is the responsibility of the US WALLIS AND FUTUNA (overseas territory of France)

Electricity [time series]

supplied by US military

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.

Area [time series]

total area: 6.5 sq km land area: 6.5 sq km comparative area: about 11 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC

Climate [time series]

tropical

Coastline [time series]

19.3 km

Environment - current issues (Environment) [time series]

current issues: NA natural hazards: occasional typhoons international agreements: NA

Disputes - international (International disputes) [time series]

claimed by the Republic of the Marshall Islands

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, island in the North Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to the Northern Mariana Islands

Map references [time series]

Oceania

Maritime claims [time series]

exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm

Natural resources [time series]

none

Note [time series]

strategic location in the North Pacific Ocean; emergency landing location for transpacific flights

Terrain [time series]

atoll of three coral islands built up on an underwater volcano; central lagoon is former crater, islands are part of the rim; average elevation less than 4 meters

Capital [time series]

none; administered from Washington, DC

Digraph [time series]

WQ

Flag [time series]

the US flag is used

Independence [time series]

none (territory of the US)

Country name (Names) [time series]

conventional long form: none conventional short form: Wake Island

Government type (Type) [time series]

unincorporated territory of the US administered by the US Army and Strategic Defense Command since 1 October 1994

Birth rate [time series]

NA births/1,000 population

Death rate [time series]

NA deaths/1,000 population

Infant mortality rate [time series]

NA deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth [time series]

total population: NA years male: NA years female: NA years

Net migration rate [time series]

NA migrant(s)/1,000 population

Population [time series]

302 (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate [time series]

0% (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate [time series]

NA children born/woman

Airports [time series]

total: 1 with paved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1

Merchant marine [time series]

none

Note [time series]

formerly an important commercial aviation base, now used by US military, some commercial cargo planes, as well as the US Army Space and Strategic Defense Command for missile launches

Ports [time series]

none; two offshore anchorages for large ships

Railways (Railroads) [time series]

0 km