Disputes--international: none

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@Wake Atoll
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Geography

Location: Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about
two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to the Northern Mariana Islands

Geographic coordinates: 19 17 N, 166 36 E

Map references: Oceania

Area:
total: 6.5 sq km
land: 6.5 sq km
water: 0 sq km

Area--comparative: about 11 times the size of The Mall in
Washington, DC

Land boundaries: 0 km

Coastline: 19.3 km

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

Climate: tropical

Terrain: atoll of three coral islands built up on an underwater
volcano; central lagoon is former crater, islands are part of the rim

Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location 6 m

Natural resources: none

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

Irrigated land: 0 sq km (1998)

Natural hazards: occasional typhoons

Environment--current issues: NA

Environment--international agreements:
party to: NA
signed, but not ratified: NA

Geography--note: strategic location in the North Pacific Ocean;
emergency landing location for transpacific flights

People

Population: no indigenous inhabitants
note: US military personnel have left the island, but some civilian
personnel remain (1999 est.)

Government

Country name:
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Wake Atoll

Data code: WQ

Dependency status: unincorporated territory of the US;
administered from Washington, DC by the Department of the Interior;
occasional activities on the island are managed by the US Army under
a US Air Force contract

Legal system: NA

Flag description: the flag of the US is used

Economy

Economy--overview: Economic activity is limited to providing
services to contractors located on the island. All food and
manufactured goods must be imported.

Electricity--production: NA kWh
note: electricity supplied by the US military

Electricity--consumption: NA kWh

Communications

Telephone system: satellite communications; 1 DSN circuit off the
Overseas Telephone System (OTS)
domestic: NA
international: NA

Radio broadcast stations: AM 0, FM NA, shortwave NA
note: Armed