1989 Edition
CIA World Factbook 1989 (Internet Archive)
Geography
Branches
Army, Air Force, Navy, Civil Armed Forces, National Guard
Climate
equatorial, hot, and very rainy
Coastline
14.5 km
Comparative area
about 20 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Contiguous zone
1 2 nm
Continental shelf
200 m
Defense expenditures
5.6% of GNP, or $2.4 billion (1989 est.)
Environment
about 50 islets covered with dense vegetation, coconut trees, and balsalike trees up to 30 meters tall
Extended economic zone
200 nm
Land boundaries
none
Land use
0% arable land; 0% permanent crops; 0% meadows and pastures; 100% forest and woodland; 0% other
Military manpower
males 15-49, 26,215,898; 16,080,545 fit for military service; 1,282,294 reach military age (17) annually
Natural resources
none
Note
located 1 ,600 km south-southwest of Honolulu in the North Pacific Ocean, almost halfway between Hawaii and American Samoa
Terrain
low, with maximum elevations of about 2 meters
Territorial sea
1 2 nm
Total area
1 1.9 km2; land area: 1 1.9 km2
People and Society
Population
uninhabited
Government
Long-form name
none
Type
unincorporated territory of the US; privately owned, but administered by the Office of Territorial and International Affairs, US Department of the Interior
Economy
Overview
no economic activity
Communications
Airports
1 with permanent-surface runway 1,220-2,439 m Defense Forces
Note
defense is the responsibility of the US North Pacific Ocean See region*! map X
Ports
none; offshore anchorage in West Lagoon