Midway Islands

unincorporated territory of the US administered by the US Navy, under

Midway Islands as the 1993 edition of the CIA World Factbook published it: 27 fields, one of 24 editions from 1990 to 2020.

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Capitalnone
Area5.2 km2
Locationlocated in the North Pacific Ocean, 2,350 km west-northwest of Honolulu,
Populationas each edition published it
453 people 453 in 1990

Geography

Located in the North Pacific Ocean, 2,350 km west-northwest of Honolulu, | about one-third of the way between Honolulu and Tokyo

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Land useshare of 5.2 km2

forest and woodland 0%other 100%arable land 0% permanent crops: 0% in all · meadows and pastures 0% in all · irrigated 0 km2
Area
5.2km2
land area: 5.2 km2comparative area: about nine times the size of the Mall in Washington, DCnote: includes Eastern Island and Sand Island
Coastline
15km
land boundaries: 0 kmcontiguous zone: 24 nmcontinental shelf: 200 m (depth)exclusive economic zone: 200 nmterritorial sea: 12 nm

Location

located in the North Pacific Ocean, 2,350 km west-northwest of Honolulu, about one-third of the way between Honolulu and Tokyo

Climate

tropical, but moderated by prevailing easterly winds

Terrain

low, nearly level

Natural resources

fish, wildlife

Environment

coral atoll

Note

closed to the public

People

1 field

Population

no indigenous inhabitants; note - there are 453 US military personnel

Government

Unincorporated territory of the US administered by the US Navy, under

5 fields

Names

conventional long form:
none
conventional short form:
Midway Islands

Type

  • unincorporated territory of the US administered by the US Navy, under command of the Barbers Point Naval Air Station in Hawaii and managed cooperatively by the US Navy and the Fish and Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior as part of the National Wildlife Refuge System;
  • legislation before Congress in 1990 proposed inclusion of territory within the State of Hawaii

Capital

none; administered from Washington, DC

Flag

the US flag is used

Economy

The economy is based on providing support services for US naval operations | located on the islands.

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Overview

The economy is based on providing support services for US naval operations located on the islands. All food and manufactured goods must be imported.

Electricity

supplied by US Military

Communications

4 fields

Networkskm

Highways
32Pipelines
7.8

Ports

Sand Island

Airports

total:
3
usable:
2
with permanent-surface runways:
1
with runways over 3,659 m:
0
with runways 2,440-3,659 m:
0
with runways 1,220-2,439 m:
1

Defense Forces

1 field

Note

defense is the responsibility of the US

Cite this entry

Central Intelligence Agency. “Midway Islands.” The World Factbook 1993. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/midway-islands/1993.