PALMYRA ATOLL
(territory of the US)
GEOGRAPHY
Total area: 11.9 km2; land area: 11.9 km2

Comparative area: about 20 times the size of The Mall in
Washington, DC

Land boundaries: none

Coastline: 14.5 km

Maritime claims:

Contiguous zone: 12 nm;

Continental shelf: 200 m (depth);

Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm;

Territorial sea: 12 nm

Climate: equatorial, hot, and very rainy

Terrain: low, with maximum elevations of about 2 meters

Natural resources: none

Land use: arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; meadows and pastures
0%; forest and woodland 100%; other 0%

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

Note: located 1,600 km south-southwest of Honolulu in the North
Pacific Ocean, almost halfway between Hawaii and American Samoa

PEOPLE
Population: uninhabited

GOVERNMENT
Long-form name: none

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

ECONOMY
Overview: no economic activity

COMMUNICATIONS
Ports: none; offshore anchorage in West Lagoon

Airports: 1 with permanent-surface runway 1,220-2,439 m
DEFENSE FORCES
Note: defense is the responsibility of the US



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