Baker Island

unincorporated territory of the US administered by the Fish and

Baker Island as the 1994 edition of the CIA World Factbook published it: 35 fields, one of 21 editions from 1990 to 2020.

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Capitalnone
LocationOceania, Micronesia, in the North Pacific Ocean, just north of the
1994

Every edition of Baker Island

Populationas each edition published it
1,942 people 1,942 in 1992

Geography

Oceania, Micronesia, in the North Pacific Ocean, just north of the | Equator, 2,575 km southwest of Honolulu, about halfway between Hawaii | and Australia

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Coastline
4.8km
land boundaries: 0 km

Location

Oceania, Micronesia, in the North Pacific Ocean, just north of the Equator, 2,575 km southwest of Honolulu, about halfway between Hawaii and Australia

total area

1.4 sq km

land area

1.4 sq km

comparative area

about 2.3 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC

contiguous zone

12 nm

continental shelf

200-m depth or to depth of exploitation

exclusive economic zone

200 nm

territorial sea

12 nm

mate

equatorial; scant rainfall, constant wind, burning sun

rain

low, nearly level coral island surrounded by a narrow fringing reef

ural resources

guano (deposits worked until 1891)

arable land

0%

permanent crops

0%

meadows and pastures

0%

forest and woodland

0%

other

100%

current issues

lacks fresh water

natural hazards

NA

international agreements

NA

Note

  • treeless, sparse, and scattered vegetation consisting of grasses, prostrate vines, and low growing shrubs;
  • primarily a nesting, roosting, and foraging habitat for seabirds, shorebirds, and marine wildlife

People

1 field

Population

  • uninhabited;
  • note - American civilians evacuated in 1942 after Japanese air and naval attacks during World War II;
  • occupied by US military during World War II, but abandoned after the war;
  • public entry is by special-use permit only and generally restricted to scientists and educators;
  • a cemetery and cemetery ruins are located near the middle of the west coast

Government

Unincorporated territory of the US administered by the Fish and

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conventional long form

none

conventional short form

Baker Island

Type

unincorporated territory of the US administered by the Fish and Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior as part of the National Wildlife Refuge system

Capital

none; administered from Washington, DC

Economy

No economic activity

1 field

Overview

no economic activity

Communications

3 fields

Ports

none; offshore anchorage only, one boat landing area along the middle of the west coast

Airports

1 abandoned World War II runway of 1,665 m

Note

there is a day beacon near the middle of the west coast

Central Intelligence Agency. “Baker Island.” The World Factbook 1994. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/baker-island/1994.

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