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PALMYRA ATOLL

 (territory of the US) 

@Palmyra Atoll:Geography

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

 Map references: Oceania

 Area:
 total area: 11.9 sq km
 land area: 11.9 sq km
 comparative area: about 20 times the size of The Mall in Washington,
 DC

 Land boundaries: 0 km

 Coastline: 14.5 km

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

 International disputes: none

 Climate: equatorial, hot, and very rainy

 Terrain: low, with maximum elevations of about 2 meters

 Natural resources: none

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

 Irrigated land: 0 sq km

 Environment:
 current issues: NA
 natural hazards: NA
 international agreements: NA

 Note: about 50 islets covered with dense vegetation, coconut trees,
 and balsa-like trees up to 30 meters tall

@Palmyra Atoll:People

 Population: uninhabited

@Palmyra Atoll:Government

 Names:
 conventional long form: none
 conventional short form: Palmyra Atoll

 Digraph: LQ

 Type: incorporated territory of the US; privately owned, but
 administered by the Office of Territorial and International Affairs,
 US Department of the Interior

 Capital: none; administered from Washington, DC

Economy

 Overview: no economic activity

@Palmyra Atoll:Transportation

 Highways: much of the road and many causeways built during the war are
 unserviceable and overgrown

 Ports: West Lagoon

 Airports:
 total: 1
 with unpaved runways 1,524 to 2,438 m: 1

@Palmyra Atoll:Defense Forces

 Note: defense is the responsibility of the US


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