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From: The CIA'sTHE WORLD FACTBOOK 1996

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Palmyra Atoll

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(territory of the US)

Map

Location: 5 52 N, 162 06 W -- Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to American Samoa

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Description: the flag of the US is used

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Geography

Location: Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to American Samoa
Geographic coordinates: 5 52 N, 162 06 W
Map references: Oceania
Area:
total area: 11.9 sq km
land area: 11.9 sq km
comparative area: about 20 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Land boundaries: 0 km
Coastline: 14.5 km
Maritime claims:
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm
International disputes: none
Climate: equatorial, hot, and very rainy
Terrain: very low
lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location 2 m
Natural resources: none
Land use:
arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
meadows and pastures: 0%
forest and woodland: 100%
other: 0%
Irrigated land: 0 sq km
Environment:
current issues: NA
natural hazards: NA
international agreements: NA
Geographic note: about 50 islets covered with dense vegetation, coconut trees, and balsa-like trees up to 30 meters tall

People

Population: uninhabited

Government

Name of country:
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Palmyra Atoll
Data code: LQ
Type of government: incorporated territory of the US; privately owned, but administered by the Office of Territorial and International Affairs, US Department of the Interior
Capital: none; administered from Washington, DC
Flag: the flag of the US is used

Economy

Economic overview: no economic activity

Transportation

Highways: much of the road and many causeways built during World War II are unserviceable and overgrown
Ports: West Lagoon
Airports: airstrip has been overgrown by vegetation and is no longer serviceable

Defense

Defense note: defense is the responsibility of the US

Palmyra Atoll

Original publicaton at http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/nsolo/wfb-all.htm (June 17, 1997).