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Detailed Analysis for Year: 2015
Full Dataset: from 1993 to 2014
Dataset updated: 17th March 2015
Data Source: CIA Factbook
National or Regional Currency: US Dollar
Currency Symbol: US$
Location: Oceania ; Baker Island: atoll in the North Pacific Ocean 1,830 nm (3,389 km) southwest of Honolulu, about half way between Hawaii and Australia ; Howland Island: island in the North Pacific Ocean 1,815 nm (3,361 km) southwest of Honolulu, about half way between Hawaii and Australia ; Jarvis Island: island in the South Pacific Ocean 1,305 nm (2,417 km) south of Honolulu, about half way between Hawaii and Cook Islands ; Johnston Atoll: atoll in the North Pacific Ocean 717 nm (1,328 km) southwest of Honolulu, about one-third of the way from Hawaii to the Marshall Islands ; Kingman Reef: reef in the North Pacific Ocean 930 nm (1,722 km) south of Honolulu, about half way between Hawaii and American Samoa ; Midway Islands: atoll in the North Pacific Ocean 1,260 nm (2,334 km) northwest of Honolulu near the end of the Hawaiian Archipelago, about one-third of the way from Honolulu to Tokyo ; Palmyra Atoll: atoll in the North Pacific Ocean 960 nm (1,778 km) south of Honolulu, about half way between Hawaii and American Samoa
Geographic Coordinates: Baker Island: 0 13 N, 176 28 W
Map References: Oceania
Area: total - 6,959.41 sq km; emergent land - 22.41 sq km; submerged - 6,937 sq km ; Baker Island: total - 129.1 sq km; emergent land - 2.1 sq km; submerged - 127 sq km ; Howland Island: total - 138.6 sq km; emergent land - 2.6 sq km; submerged - 136 sq km ; Jarvis Island: total - 152 sq km; emergent land - 5 sq km; submerged - 147 sq km ; Johnston Atoll: total - 276.6 sq km; emergent land - 2.6 sq km; submerged - 274 sq km ; Kingman Reef: total - 1,958.01 sq km; emergent land - 0.01 sq km; submerged - 1,958 sq km ; Midway Islands: total - 2,355.2 sq km; emergent land - 6.2 sq km; submerged - 2,349 sq km ; Palmyra Atoll: total - 1,949.9 sq km; emergent land - 3.9 sq km; submerged - 1,946 sq km
Area - Comparative: Baker Island: about two and a half times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC ; Howland Island: about three times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC ; Jarvis Island: about eight times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC ; Johnston Atoll: about four and a half times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC ; Kingman Reef: a little more than one and a half times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC ; Midway Islands: about nine times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC ; Palmyra Atoll: about 20 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Terrain: low and nearly level sandy coral islands with narrow fringing reefs that have developed at the top of submerged volcanic mountains, which in most cases rise steeply from the ocean floor
Elevation Extremes(M): lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m ; highest point: Baker Island, unnamed location - 8 m; Howland Island, unnamed location - 3 m; Jarvis Island, unnamed location - 7 m; Johnston Atoll, Sand Island - 10 m; Kingman Reef, unnamed location - less than 2 m; Midway Islands, unnamed location - 13 m; Palmyra Atoll, unnamed location - 3 m
Land Boundaries(Km): none
Coastline: 660 km
Maritime Claims: territorial sea: 12 nm ; exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Geography - Note: Baker, Howland, and Jarvis Islands: scattered vegetation consisting of grasses, prostrate vines, and low growing shrubs; primarily a nesting, roosting, and foraging habitat for seabirds, shorebirds, and marine wildlife; closed to the public