1993 Edition
CIA World Factbook 1993 (Project Gutenberg)
Geography
Area
total area: 5.2 km2 land area: 5.2 km2 comparative area: about nine times the size of the Mall in Washington, DC note: includes Eastern Island and Sand Island
Climate
tropical, but moderated by prevailing easterly winds
Coastline
15 km
Environment
coral atoll
International disputes
none
Irrigated land
0 km2
Land boundaries
0 km
Land use
arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% meadows and pastures: 0% forest and woodland: 0% other: 100%
Location
located in the North Pacific Ocean, 2,350 km west-northwest of Honolulu, about one-third of the way between Honolulu and Tokyo
Map references
Oceania
Maritime claims
contiguous zone: 24 nm continental shelf: 200 m (depth) exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm
Natural resources
fish, wildlife
Note
closed to the public
Terrain
low, nearly level
People and Society
Population
no indigenous inhabitants; note - there are 453 US military personnel
Government
Capital
none; administered from Washington, DC
Digraph
MQ
Flag
the US flag is used
Names
conventional long form: none conventional short form: Midway Islands
Type
unincorporated territory of the US administered by the US Navy, under command of the Barbers Point Naval Air Station in Hawaii and managed cooperatively by the US Navy and the Fish and Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior as part of the National Wildlife Refuge System; legislation before Congress in 1990 proposed inclusion of territory within the State of Hawaii
Economy
Electricity
supplied by US Military
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.
Communications
Airports
total: 3 usable: 2 with permanent-surface runways: 1 with runways over 3,659 m: with runways 2,440-3,659 m: with runways 1,220-2,439 m: 1
Highways
32 km total
Pipelines
7.8 km
Ports
Sand Island
Military and Security
Note
defense is the responsibility of the US