ne: 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
lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location 1 m

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 Kingman Reef a maritime hazard
international agreements: NA

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

People
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Population: uninhabited

Government
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Name of country:
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Kingman Reef

Data code: KQ

Type of government: 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

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

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

Defense
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Defense note: defense is the responsibility of the US

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@Kiribati
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Map
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Location: 1 25 N, 173 00 E -- Oceania, group of islands in the
Pacific Ocean, straddling the equator and the International Date
Line, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to Australia

Flag
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Description: the upper half is red with a yellow frigate bird
flying over a yellow rising sun, and the lower half is blue with
three horizontal wavy white stripes to represent the ocean

Geography
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Location: Oceania, group of islands in the Pacific Ocean,
straddling the equator and the International Date Line, about
one-half of the way from Hawaii to Australia

Geographic coordinates: 1 25 N, 173 00 E

Map references: Oceania

Area:
total area: 717 sq km
land area: 717 sq km
comparative area: four times the si