SELECT EDITION
◆ ECONOMY(1 fields)
Economic overview
no economic activity
◆ GEOGRAPHY(15 fields)
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
Climate
equatorial, hot, and very rainy
Coastline
14.5 km
Environment
current issues: NA natural hazards: NA international agreements: NA
Geographic coordinates
5 52 N, 162 06 W
Geographic note
about 50 islets covered with dense vegetation, coconut trees, and balsa-like trees up to 30 meters tall
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: 100% other: 0%
Location
Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to American Samoa
Map references
Oceania
Maritime claims
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm
Natural resources
none
Terrain
very low lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 2 m
◆ GOVERNMENT(5 fields)
Capital
none; administered from Washington, DC
Data code
LQ
Flag
the flag of the US is used
Name of country
conventional long form: none conventional short form: Palmyra Atoll
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
◆ PEOPLE(1 fields)
Population
uninhabited
◆ TRANSPORTATION(4 fields)
Airports
airstrip has been overgrown by vegetation and is no longer serviceable Defense
Defense note
defense is the responsibility of the US
Highways
much of the road and many causeways built during World War II are unserviceable and overgrown
Ports
West Lagoon