Palmyra Atoll

incorporated territory of the US

Palmyra Atoll as the 1995 edition of the CIA World Factbook published it: 24 fields, one of 24 editions from 1990 to 2020.

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Capitalnone
Area11.9 sq km
LocationOceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about one-half of
1995

Every edition of Palmyra Atoll

Populationas each edition published it
Not in this edition 2,000 in 2000

Geography

Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about one-half of | the way from Hawaii to American Samoa

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Land useshare of 11.9 sq km

meadows and pastures 0%forest and woodland 100%other 0%arable land 0% in all · permanent crops 0% in all · irrigated 0 sq km
Area
11.9sq km
land area: 11.9 sq kmcomparative area: about 20 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Coastline
14.5km
land boundaries: 0 kmexclusive economic zone: 200 nmterritorial sea: 12 nm

Location

Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to American Samoa

Climate

equatorial, hot, and very rainy

Terrain

low, with maximum elevations of about 2 meters

Environment

current issues:
NA
natural hazards:
NA
international agreements:
NA

Note

about 50 islets covered with dense vegetation, coconut trees, and balsa-like trees up to 30 meters tall

People

1 field

Population

uninhabited

Government

Incorporated territory of the US

4 fields

Names

conventional long form:
none
conventional short form:
Palmyra Atoll

Type

incorporated territory of the US; privately owned, but administered by the Office of Territorial and International Affairs, US Department of the Interior

Capital

none; administered from Washington, DC

Economy

No economic activity

1 field

Overview

no economic activity

Transportation

3 fields

Airports by runway lengthpaved left, unpaved right · 1 in all

1,524 to 2,438 m
1
PavedUnpaved

Highways

much of the road and many causeways built during the war are unserviceable and overgrown

Ports

West Lagoon

Defense Forces

1 field

Note

defense is the responsibility of the US PANAMA

Central Intelligence Agency. “Palmyra Atoll.” The World Factbook 1995. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/palmyra-atoll/1995.

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