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◆ COMMUNICATIONS(6 fields)
Radio broadcast stations
AM 0, FM NA, shortwave NA note : Armed Forces Radio/Television Service (AFRTS) radio service provided by satellite
Radios
NA
Telephone system
satellite communications; 1 DSN circuit off the Overseas Telephone System (OTS) domestic : NA international: NA
Telephones
NA
Television broadcast stations
NA note: Armed Forces Radio/Television Service (AFRTS) television service provided by satellite
Televisions
NA
◆ ECONOMY(4 fields)
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 - capacity
NA kW note: electricity supplied by the US military
Electricity - consumption per capita
NA kWh
Electricity - production
NA kWh note: electricity supplied by the US military
◆ GEOGRAPHY(18 fields)
Area
total: 6.5 sq km land: 6.5 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative
about 11 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Climate
tropical
Coastline
19.3 km
Elevation extremes
lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 6 m
Environment - current issues
NA
Environment - international agreements
party to: NA signed, but not ratified: NA
Geographic coordinates
19 17 N, 166 36 E
Geography - note
strategic location in the North Pacific Ocean; emergency landing location for transpacific flights
Irrigated land
0 sq km (1993)
Land boundaries
0 km
Land use
arable land: 0% permanent crops : 0% permanent pastures: 0% forests and woodland: 0% other: 100%
Location
Oceania, island in the North Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to the Northern Mariana Islands
Map references
Oceania
Maritime claims
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea : 12 nm
Natural hazards
occasional typhoons
Natural resources
none
Terrain
atoll of three coral islands built up on an underwater volcano; central lagoon is former crater, islands are part of the rim
◆ GOVERNMENT(6 fields)
Country name
conventional long form: none conventional short form : Wake Island
Data code
WQ
Dependency status
unincorporated territory of the US; administered by the US Army and Strategic Defense Command since 1 October 1994
Flag description
the flag of the US is used
Independence
none (territory of the US)
National capital
none; administered from Washington, DC
◆ MILITARY(1 fields)
Military - note
defense is the responsibility of the US
◆ PEOPLE(1 fields)
Population
no indigenous inhabitants note: there are 302 US military and contract personnel (July 1995 est.)
◆ TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES(1 fields)
Disputes - international
claimed by the Republic of the Marshall Islands WALLIS AND FUTUNA (overseas territory of France)
◆ TRANSPORTATION(6 fields)
Airports
1
Airports - with paved runways
total: 1 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 (1996 est.)
Merchant marine
none
Ports and harbors
none; two offshore anchorages for large ships
Railways
0 km
Transportation - note
formerly an important commercial aviation base, now used by US military, some commercial cargo planes, as well as the US Army Space and Strategic Defense Command for missile launches