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◆ ECONOMY(1 fields)
Economy - overview
no economic activity
◆ GEOGRAPHY(18 fields)
Area
total : 11.9 sq km land: 11.9 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative
about 20 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Climate
equatorial, hot, and very rainy
Coastline
14.5 km
Elevation extremes
lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 2 m
Environment - current issues
NA
Environment - international agreements
party to : NA signed, but not ratified: NA
Geographic coordinates
5 52 N, 162 06 W
Geography - note
about 50 islets covered with dense vegetation, coconut trees, and balsa-like trees up to 30 meters tall
Irrigated land
0 sq km (1993)
Land boundaries
0 km
Land use
arable land : 0% permanent crops: 0% permanent pastures: 0% forests 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 hazards
NA
Natural resources
none
Terrain
very low
◆ GOVERNMENT(5 fields)
Country name
conventional long form: none conventional short form: Palmyra Atoll
Data code
LQ
Dependency status
incorporated territory of the US; privately owned, but administered by the Office of Territorial and International Affairs, US Department of the Interior
Flag description
the flag of the US is used
National capital
none; administered from Washington, DC
◆ MILITARY(1 fields)
Military - note
defense is the responsibility of the US
◆ PEOPLE(1 fields)
Population
uninhabited
◆ TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES(1 fields)
Disputes - international
none PANAMA
◆ TRANSPORTATION(3 fields)
Airports
airstrip has been overgrown by vegetation and is no longer serviceable
Highways
much of the road and many causeways built during World War II are unserviceable and overgrown
Ports and harbors
West Lagoon