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KINGMAN REEF

 (territory of the US) 

@Kingman Reef:Geography

 Location: Oceania, reef in the North Pacific Ocean, about one-half of
 the way from Hawaii to American Samoa

 Map references: Oceania

 Area:
 total area: 1 sq km
 land area: 1 sq km
 comparative area: about 1.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington,
 DC

 Land boundaries: 0 km

 Coastline: 3 km

 Maritime claims:
 exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
 territorial sea: 12 nm

 International disputes: none

 Climate: tropical, but moderated by prevailing winds

 Terrain: low and nearly level with a maximum elevation of about 1
 meter

 Natural resources: none

 Land use:
 arable land: 0%
 permanent crops: 0%
 meadows and pastures: 0%
 forest and woodland: 0%
 other: 100%

 Irrigated land: 0 sq km

 Environment:
 current issues: NA
 natural hazards: wet or awash most of the time, maximum elevation of
 about 1 meter makes this a maritime hazard
 international agreements: NA

 Note: barren coral atoll with deep interior lagoon; closed to the
 public

@Kingman Reef:People

 Population: uninhabited

@Kingman Reef:Government

 Names:
 conventional long form: none
 conventional short form: Kingman Reef

 Digraph: KQ

 Type: unincorporated territory of the US administered by the US Navy,
 however it is awash the majority of the time, so it is not usable and
 is uninhabited

 Capital: none; administered from Washington, DC

Economy

 Overview: no economic activity

@Kingman Reef:Transportation

 Ports: none; offshore anchorage only

 Airports: lagoon was used as a halfway station between Hawaii and
 American Samoa by Pan American Airways for flying boats in 1937 and
 1938

@Kingman Reef:Defense Forces

 Note: defense is the responsibility of the US


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