Baker Island

Baker Island as the 2019 edition of the CIA World Factbook published it: 3 fields, one of 21 editions from 1990 to 2020.

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Edition 2019
Populationas each edition published it
Not in this edition 1,942 in 1992

Geography

2 fields

Natural hazards

fringing reef surrounding most of the island can pose a maritime hazard

Environment - current issues

no natural fresh water resources

Government

1 field

Country name

etymology: named after Captain Michael BAKER who visited the island in 1832 and again in 1839, when he claimed it for the United States

Cite this entry

Central Intelligence Agency. “Baker Island.” The World Factbook 2019. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/baker-island/2019.