(territory of the US)
Location: Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about one-third of the way
from Hawaii to the Marshall Islands
Geographic coordinates: 16 45 N, 169 30 W
Map references: Oceania
Area:
total: 2.8 sq km
land: 2.8 sq km
water : 0 sq km
Area - comparative: about 4.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Land boundaries: 0 km
Coastline: 10 km
Maritime claims:
exclusive economic zone : 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm
Climate: tropical, but generally dry; consistent northeast trade winds with little
seasonal temperature variation
Terrain: mostly flat
Elevation extremes:
lowest point : Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: Summit Peak 5 m
Natural resources: NA; guano deposits worked until depletion about 1890; none remains in
1997
Land use:
arable land : 0%
permanent crops: 0%
permanent pastures : 0%
forests and woodland: 0%
other: 100%
Irrigated land: 0 sq km (1993)
Natural hazards: NA
Environment - current issues: no natural fresh water resources
Environment - international agreements:
party to: NA
signed, but not ratified: NA
Geography - note: strategic location in the North Pacific Ocean; Johnston Island and Sand
Island are natural islands, which have been expanded by coral dredging; North
Island (Akau) and East Island (Hikina) are manmade islands formed from coral
dredging; closed to the public; former nuclear weapons test site; site of
Johnston Atoll Chemical Agent Disposal System (JACADS); some low-growing vegetation
Population: no indigenous inhabitants
note: there are 1,200 US military and civilian contractor personnel (January
1997 est.)
Country name:
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Johnston Atoll
Data code: JQ
Dependency status: unincorporated territory of the US; administered by the US Defense Nuclear
Agency (DNA) and managed cooperatively by DNA and the Fish and Wildlife Service
of the US Department of the Interior as part of the National Wildlife Refuge
system
National capital: none
Diplomatic representation in the US: none (territory of the US)
Diplomatic representation from the US: none (territory of the US)
Flag description: the flag of the US is used
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 base operating support contractor
Electricity - production: NA kWh
note: electricity supplied by the base operating support contractor
Electricity - consumption per capita: NA kWh
Telephones: NA
Telephone system: 52 telephone lines; excellent system
domestic: 60-channel submarine cable, 22 DSN circuits by satellite, Autodin with
standard remote terminal, digital telephone switch, Military Affiliated Radio
System (MARS station), UHF/VHF air-ground radio, a link to the Pacific Consolidated
Telecommunications Network (PCTN) satellite
international : NA
Radio broadcast stations: AM NA, FM 5 channels, shortwave NA
Radios: NA
Television broadcast stations: commercial satellite television system, 16 channels
Televisions: NA
Railways: 0 km
Highways:
total : NA km
paved: NA km
unpaved: NA km
Ports and harbors: Johnston Island
Airports: 1
Airports - with paved runways:
total: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 (1996 est.)
Military - note: defense is the responsibility of the US
Disputes - international: none
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