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MIDWAY ISLANDS

 (territory of the US) 

@Midway Islands:Geography

 Location: Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about one-third
 of the way from Honolulu to Tokyo

 Map references: Oceania

 Area:
 total area: 5.2 sq km
 land area: 5.2 sq km
 comparative area: about 9 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC

 note: includes Eastern Island and Sand Island

 Land boundaries: 0 km

 Coastline: 15 km

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

 International disputes: none

 Climate: tropical, but moderated by prevailing easterly winds

 Terrain: low, nearly level

 Natural resources: fish, wildlife

 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: NA
 international agreements: NA

 Note: a coral atoll; closed to the public

@Midway Islands:People

 Population: no indigenous inhabitants; note - there are 453 US
 military personnel (July 1995 est.)

@Midway Islands:Government

 Names:
 conventional long form: none
 conventional short form: Midway Islands

 Digraph: MQ

 Type: unincorporated territory of the US administered by the US Navy,
 under Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pacific Division; this
 facility has been operationally closed since 10 September 1993 and is
 currently being transferred from Pacific Fleet to Naval Facilities
 Engineering Command via a Memorandum of Understanding

 Capital: none; administered from Washington, DC

 Flag: the US flag is used

Economy

 Overview: The economy is based on providing support services for US
 naval operations located on the islands. All food and manufactured
 goods must be imported.

 Electricity: supplied by US Military

@Midway Islands:Transportation

 Railroads: 0 km

 Highways:
 total: 32 km
 paved: NA

 Pipelines: 7.8 km

 Ports: Sand Island

 Airports:
 total: 3
 with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
 with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 1

@Midway Islands:Communications

 Telephone system:
 local: NA
 intercity: NA
 international: NA

 Radio:
 broadcast stations: AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA
 radios: NA

 Television:
 broadcast stations: NA
 televisions: NA

@Midway Islands:Defense Forces

 Note: defense is the responsibility of the US


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