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Kingman Reef

1998 Edition — territory

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Economy
Economic overview (Economy-overview) [time series]
no economic activity
Geography
Area [time series]
total: 1 sq km land: 1 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative (Area-comparative) [time series]
about 1.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Climate [time series]
tropical, but moderated by prevailing winds
Coastline [time series]
3 km
Elevation (Elevation extremes) [time series]
lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 1 m
Environment - current issues (Environment-current issues) [time series]
none
International environmental agreements (Environment-international agreements) [time series]
party to: NA signed, but not ratified: NA
Geographic coordinates [time series]
6 24 N, 162 24 W
Geography - note (Geography-note) [time series]
barren coral atoll with deep interior lagoon; closed to the public
Irrigated land [time series]
0 sq km (1996)
Land boundaries [time series]
0 km
Land use [time series]
arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% permanent pastures: 0% forests and woodland: 0% other: 100%
Location [time series]
Oceania, reef 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 hazards [time series]
wet or awash most of the time, maximum elevation of about 1 meter makes Kingman Reef a maritime hazard
Natural resources [time series]
none
Terrain [time series]
low and nearly level
Government
Country name [time series]
conventional long form: none conventional short form: Kingman Reef
Data code [time series]
KQ
Dependency status [time series]
unincorporated territory of the US; administered from Washington, DC by the US Navy; however, it is awash the majority of the time, so it is not usable and is uninhabited
Flag (Flag description) [time series]
the flag of the US is used
Legal system [time series]
NA
Capital (National capital) [time series]
none; administered from Washington, DC
Military
Military - note (Military-note) [time series]
defense is the responsibility of the US
People
Population [time series]
uninhabited
Transnational Issues
Disputes - international (Disputes-international) [time series]
none KIRIBATI
Transportation
Airports [time series]
lagoon was used as a halfway station between Hawaii and American Samoa by Pan American Airways for flying boats in 1937 and 1938
Ports (Ports and harbors) [time series]
none; offshore anchorage only