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Wake Island

1996 Edition — territory

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Communications
Military - note (Defense note) [time series]
defense is the responsibility of the US
Broadcast media (Radio broadcast stations) [time series]
AM 0, FM NA, shortwave NA note: Armed Forces Radio/Television Service (AFRTS) radio service provided by satellite
Radios [time series]
NA
Telecommunication systems (Telephone system) [time series]
satellite communications; 1 DSN circuit off the Overseas Telephone System (OTS) domestic: NA international: NA
Telephones - fixed lines (Telephones) [time series]
NA
Broadcast media (Television broadcast stations) [time series]
NA note: Armed Forces Radio/Television Service (AFRTS) television service provided by satellite
Televisions [time series]
NA Defense
Economy
Economic 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.
Electricity [time series]
supplied by US military
Geography
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
Geographic coordinates [time series]
19 17 N, 166 36 E
Geography - note (Geographic note) [time series]
strategic location in the North Pacific Ocean; emergency landing location for transpacific flights
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
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 lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 6 m
Government
Capital [time series]
none; administered from Washington, DC
Data code [time series]
WQ
Flag [time series]
the flag of the US is used
Independence [time series]
none (territory of the US)
Country name (Name of country) [time series]
conventional long form: none conventional short form: Wake Island
Government type (Type of government) [time series]
unincorporated territory of the US administered by the US Army and Strategic Defense Command since 1 October 1994
People
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]
no indigenous inhabitants; there are 302 US military and contract personnel (July 1995 est.)
Population growth rate [time series]
0% (1996 est.)
Total fertility rate [time series]
NA children born/woman
Transportation
Airports [time series]
total: 1 with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m: 1 (1995 est.)
Merchant marine [time series]
none
Ports [time series]
none; two offshore anchorages for large ships
Railways [time series]
0 km
Transportation - note (Transportation 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