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Title         :Midway Islands 
Text          : 
                                 Midway Islands 
 
                                     Header 
 
Affiliation: 
    (territory of the US) 
 
                                    Geography 
 
Location: 
    Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about one-third of the way from 
    Honolulu to Tokyo 
Map references: 
    Oceania 
Area: 
  total area: 
    5.2 sq km 
  land area: 
    5.2 sq km 
  comparative area: 
    about 9 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC 
  note: 
    includes Eastern Island and Sand Island 
Land boundaries: 
    0 km 
Coastline: 
    15 km 
Maritime claims: 
  exclusive economic zone: 
    200 nm 
  territorial sea: 


    12 nm 
International disputes: 
    none 
Climate: 
    tropical, but moderated by prevailing easterly winds 
Terrain: 
    low, nearly level 
Natural resources: 
    fish, wildlife 
Land use: 
  arable land: 
    0% 
  permanent crops: 
    0% 
  meadows and pastures: 
    0% 
  forest and woodland: 
    0% 
  other: 
    100% 
Irrigated land: 
    0 sq km 
Environment: 
  current issues: 
    NA 
  natural hazards: 
    NA 
  international agreements: 
    NA 
Note: 
    a coral atoll; closed to the public 
 
                                     People 
 
Population: 
    no indigenous inhabitants; note - there are 453 US military personnel (July 
    1995 est.) 
 
                                   Government 
 
Names: 
  conventional long form: 
    none 
  conventional short form: 
    Midway Islands 
Digraph: 
    MQ 
Type: 
    unincorporated territory of the US administered by the US Navy, under Naval 
    Facilities Engineering Command, Pacific Division; this facility has been 
    operationally closed since 10 September 1993 and is currently being 
    transferred from Pacific Fleet to Naval Facilities Engineering Command via a
 
    Memorandum of Understanding 
Capital: 
    none; administered from Washington, DC 
Flag: 
    the US flag is used 
 
                                     Economy 


 
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 
 
                                 Transportation 
 
Railroads: 
    0 km 
Highways: 
  total: 
    32 km 
  paved: 
    NA 
Pipelines: 
    7.8 km 
Ports: 
    Sand Island 
Airports: 
  total: 
    3 
  with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m: 
    2 
  with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 
    1 
 
                                 Communications 
 
Telephone system: 
  local: 
    NA 
  intercity: 
    NA 
  international: 
    NA 
Radio: 
  broadcast stations: 
    AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA 
  radios: 
    NA 
Television: 
  broadcast stations: 
    NA 
  televisions: 
    NA 
 
                                 Defense Forces 
 
Note: 
    defense is the responsibility of the US 

This publication is also available online from the CIA (http://www.odci.gov/cia) as 1995 World Factbook (http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/95fact/index.html).

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The World Factbook 1995,
SuDoc No: PREX 3.15:995

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