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◆ ECONOMY(1 fields)
Economy - overview
no economic activity
◆ GEOGRAPHY(17 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
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(4 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 from Washington, DC by the Office of Insular Affairs, US Department of the Interior
Flag description
the flag of the US is used
◆ MILITARY(1 fields)
Military - note
defense is the responsibility of the US
◆ PEOPLE(1 fields)
Population
uninhabited (July 2000 est.)
◆ TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES(1 fields)
Disputes - international
none [Country Listing] [ The World Factbook Home]
◆ TRANSPORTATION(4 fields)
Airports
1 (1999 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways
total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (1999 est.)
Highways
much of the road and many causeways built during World War II are unserviceable and overgrown
Ports and harbors
West Lagoon