Wake Island
unincorporated territory of the US administered by the US ArmyIndependence none (territory of the US)
Wake Island as the 1995 edition of the CIA World Factbook published it: 40 fields, one of 36 editions from 1990 to 2025.
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Geography
Oceania, island in the North Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds | of the way from Hawaii to the Northern Mariana Islands
14 fieldsLand useshare of 6.5 sq km
Location
Oceania, island in the North Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to the Northern Mariana Islands
Terrain
- atoll of three coral islands built up on an underwater volcano;
- central lagoon is former crater, islands are part of the rim;
- average elevation less than 4 meters
Note
strategic location in the North Pacific Ocean; emergency landing location for transpacific flights
People
8 fieldsGovernment
Unincorporated territory of the US administered by the US Army
6 fieldsEconomy
Economic activity is limited to providing services to US | military personnel and contractors located on the island.
2 fieldsOverview
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.
Transportation
5 fieldsNote
formerly an important commercial aviation base, now used by US military, some commercial cargo planes, as well as the US Army Space and Strategic Defense Command for missile launches
Communications
4 fieldsTelephone system
- NA telephones;
- satellite communications;
- 1 Autovon circuit off the Overseas Telephone System (OTS)
- local:
- NA
- intercity:
- NA
- international:
- NA
note: Armed Forces Radio/Television Service (AFRTS) radio and television service provided by satellite
Radio
- broadcast stations:
- AM 0, FM NA, shortwave NA
- radios:
- NA
note: Armed Forces Radio/Television Service (AFRTS) radio and television service provided by satellite
Television
- broadcast stations:
- NA
- televisions:
- NA
note: Armed Forces Radio/Television Service (AFRTS) radio and television service provided by satellite
Note
formerly an important commercial aviation base, now used by US military, as well as the US Army Space and Strategic Defense Command for missile launches
Defense Forces
1 fieldCite this entry
Central Intelligence Agency. “Wake Island.” The World Factbook 1995. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/wake-island/1995.