apanese air and naval attacks during World War II;
occupied by US military during World War II, but abandoned after the
war; public entry is by special-use permit only and generally
restricted to scientists and educators

Government
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Name of country:
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Howland Island

Data code: HQ

Type of government: unincorporated territory of the US
administered by the Fish and Wildlife Service of the US Department
of the Interior as part of the National Wildlife Refuge System

Capital: none; administered from Washington, DC

Flag: the flag of the US is used

Economy
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Economic overview: no economic activity

Transportation
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Ports: none; offshore anchorage only; note - there is one boat
landing area along the middle of the west coast

Airports: airstrip constructed in 1937 for scheduled refueling
stop on the round-the-world flight of Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan
- they left Lae, New Guinea, for Howland Island, but were never seen
again; the airstrip is no longer serviceable

Transportation note: Earhart Light is a day beacon near the middle
of the west coast that was partially destroyed during World War II,
but has since been rebuilt; named in memory of famed aviatrix Amelia
Earhart

Defense
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Defense note: defense is the responsibility of the US; visited
annually by the US Coast Guard

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@Hungary
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Map
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Location: 47 00 N, 20 00 E -- Central Europe, northwest of Romania

Flag
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Description: three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and
green

Geography
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Location: Central Europe, northwest of Romania

Geographic coordinates: 47 00 N, 20 00 E

Map references: Europe

Area:
total area: 93,030 sq km
land area: 92,340 sq km
comparative area: slightly smaller than Indiana

Land boundaries:
total: 2,009 km
border countries: Austria 366 km, Croatia 329 km, Romania 443 km,
Serbia and Montenegro 151 km (all with Serbia), Slovakia 515 km,
Slovenia 102 km, Ukraine 103 km

Coastline: 0 km (landlocked)

Maritime claims: none (landlocked)

International disputes: Gabcikovo Dam dispute with Slovakia

Climate: temperate; cold, cloudy, humid winters; warm summers

Terrain: mostly flat to rollin