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Palmyra Atoll

1998 Edition — territory

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Economy
Economic overview (Economy-overview) [time series]
no economic activity
Geography
Area [time series]
total: 11.9 sq km land: 11.9 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative (Area-comparative) [time series]
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
Elevation (Elevation extremes) [time series]
lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 2 m
Environment - current issues (Environment-current issues) [time series]
NA
International environmental agreements (Environment-international agreements) [time series]
party to: NA signed, but not ratified: NA
Geographic coordinates [time series]
5 52 N, 162 06 W
Geography - note (Geography-note) [time series]
about 50 islets covered with dense vegetation, coconut trees, and balsa-like trees up to 30 meters tall
Irrigated land [time series]
0 sq km (1993)
Land boundaries [time series]
0 km
Land use [time series]
arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% permanent pastures: 0% forests 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 hazards [time series]
NA
Natural resources [time series]
none
Terrain [time series]
very low
Government
Country name [time series]
conventional long form: none conventional short form: Palmyra Atoll
Data code [time series]
LQ
Dependency status [time series]
incorporated territory of the US; privately owned, but administered from Washington, DC by the Office of Insular Affairs, US Department of the Interior
Flag (Flag description) [time series]
the flag of the US is used
Legal system [time series]
NA
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 PANAMA
Transportation
Airports [time series]
airstrip has been overgrown by vegetation and is no longer serviceable
Airports - with unpaved runways (Airports-with unpaved runways) [time series]
total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (1997 est.)
Roadways (Highways) [time series]
much of the road and many causeways built during World War II are unserviceable and overgrown
Ports (Ports and harbors) [time series]
West Lagoon