1994 Edition
CIA World Factbook 1994 (Project Gutenberg)
Introduction
Affiliation
(territory of the US)
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
Area
total area: 5.2 sq km land area: 5.2 sq km comparative area: about 9 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC note: includes Eastern Island and Sand Island
Capital
none; administered from Washington, DC
Climate
tropical, but moderated by prevailing easterly winds
Coastline
15 km
Digraph
MQ
Electricity
supplied by US Military
Environment
current issues: NA natural hazards: NA international agreements: NA
Flag
the US flag is used
Highways
total: 32 km paved: NA
International disputes
none
Irrigated land
0 sq km
Land boundaries
0 km
Land use
arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% meadows and pastures: 0% forest and woodland: 0% other: 100%
Location
Oceania, Polynesia, 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 or to depth of exploitation exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm
Names
conventional long form: none conventional short form: Midway Islands
Natural resources
fish, wildlife
Note
- a coral atoll; closed to the public
- defense is the responsibility of the US
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.
Pipelines
7.8 km
Population
no indigenous inhabitants; note - there are 453 US military personnel
Ports
Sand Island
Terrain
low, nearly level
Type
unincorporated territory of the US administered by the US Navy, under Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pacific Division. This facility has been operationally closed since 10 September 1993 and is currently being transferred from Pacific Fleet to Naval Facilities Engineering Command via a Memorandum of Understanding.