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Title         :Johnston Atoll 
Text          : 
                                 Johnston Atoll 
 
                                     Header 
 
Affiliation: 
    (territory of the US) 


 
                                    Geography 
 
Location: 
    Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about one-third of the way from 
    Hawaii to the Marshall Islands 
Map references: 
    Oceania 
Area: 
  total area: 
    2.8 sq km 
  land area: 
    2.8 sq km 
  comparative area: 
    about 4.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC 
Land boundaries: 
    0 km 
Coastline: 
    10 km 
Maritime claims: 
  exclusive economic zone: 
    200 nm 
  territorial sea: 
    12 nm 
International disputes: 
    none 
Climate: 
    tropical, but generally dry; consistent northeast trade winds with little 
    seasonal temperature variation 
Terrain: 
    mostly flat with a maximum elevation of 4 meters 
Natural resources: 
    guano (deposits worked until about 1890) 
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: 
    no natural fresh water resources 
  natural hazards: 
    NA 
  international agreements: 
    NA 
Note: 
    strategic location in the North Pacific Ocean; Johnston Island and Sand 
    Island are natural islands; North Island (Akau) and East Island (Hikina) are
 
    manmade islands formed from coral dredging; closed to the public; former 
    nuclear weapons test site; site of Johnston Atoll Chemical Agent Disposal 
    System (JACADS); some low-growing vegetation 


 
                                     People 
 
Population: 
    327 (July 1995 est.) 
Population growth rate: 
    0% (1995 est.) 
Birth rate: 
    NA 
Death rate: 
    NA 
Net migration rate: 
    NA 
Infant mortality rate: 
    NA 
Life expectancy at birth: 
    NA 
Total fertility rate: 
    NA 
 
                                   Government 
 
Names: 
  conventional long form: 
    none 
  conventional short form: 
    Johnston Atoll 
Digraph: 
    JQ 
Type: 
    unincorportated territory of the US administered by the US Defense Nuclear 
    Agency (DNA) and managed cooperatively by DNA and the Fish and Wildlife 
    Service of the US Department of the Interior as part of the National 
    Wildlife Refuge system 
Capital: 
    none 
Diplomatic representation in US: 
    none (territory of the US) 
US diplomatic representation: 
    none (territory of the US) 
Flag: 
    the flag of the US is used 
 
                                     Economy 
 
Overview: 
    Economic activity is limited to providing services to US military personnel 
    and contractors located on the island. All food and manufactured goods must 
    be imported. 
Electricity: 
    supplied by the management and operations contractor 
 
                                 Transportation 
 
Railroads: 
    0 km 
Highways: 
  total: 
    NA 
  paved: 


    NA 
  unpaved: 
    NA 
Ports: 
    Johnston Island 
Airports: 
  total: 
    1 
  with paved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m: 
    1 
 
                                 Communications 
 
Telephone system: 
    NA telephones; excellent system including 60-channel submarine cable, 
    Autodin/SRT terminal, digital telephone switch, Military Affiliated Radio 
    System (MARS station), and UHF/VHF air-ground radio 
  local: 
    NA 
  intercity: 
    NA 
  international: 
    NA 
Radio: 
  broadcast stations: 
    AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA 
  radios: 
    NA 
Television: 
  broadcast stations: 
    commercial satellite television system 
  televisions: 
    NA 
 
                                 Defense Forces 
 
Note: 
    defense is the responsibility of the US 

This publication is also available online from the CIA (http://www.odci.gov/cia) as 1995 World Factbook (http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/95fact/index.html).

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