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Palmyra Atoll

1996 Edition — territory

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Economy
Economic overview [time series]
no economic activity
Geography
Area [time series]
total area: 11.9 sq km land area: 11.9 sq km comparative area: about 20 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Climate [time series]
equatorial, hot, and very rainy
Coastline [time series]
14.5 km
Environment - current issues (Environment) [time series]
current issues: NA natural hazards: NA international agreements: NA
Geographic coordinates [time series]
5 52 N, 162 06 W
Geography - note (Geographic note) [time series]
about 50 islets covered with dense vegetation, coconut trees, and balsa-like trees up to 30 meters tall
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: 100% other: 0%
Location [time series]
Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to American Samoa
Map references [time series]
Oceania
Maritime claims [time series]
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm
Natural resources [time series]
none
Terrain [time series]
very low lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 2 m
Government
Capital [time series]
none; administered from Washington, DC
Data code [time series]
LQ
Flag [time series]
the flag of the US is used
Country name (Name of country) [time series]
conventional long form: none conventional short form: Palmyra Atoll
Government type (Type of government) [time series]
incorporated territory of the US; privately owned, but administered by the Office of Territorial and International Affairs, US Department of the Interior
People
Population [time series]
uninhabited
Transportation
Airports [time series]
airstrip has been overgrown by vegetation and is no longer serviceable Defense
Military - note (Defense note) [time series]
defense is the responsibility of the US
Roadways (Highways) [time series]
much of the road and many causeways built during World War II are unserviceable and overgrown
Ports [time series]
West Lagoon