:Palmyra Atoll 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
Disputes:
    none
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

:Palmyra Atoll People

Population:
    uninhabited

:Palmyra Atoll 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
Capital:
    none; administered from Washington, DC

:Palmyra Atoll Economy

Overview:
    no economic activity

:Palmyra Atoll Communications

Ports:
    the main harbor is West Lagoon, which is entered by a channel on the
    southwest side of the atoll; both the channel and harbor will accommodate
    vessels drawing 4 meters of water; much of the road and many causeways built
    during the war are unserviceable and overgrown
Airports:
    1 with permanent-surface runway 1,220-2,439 m

:Palmyra Atoll Defense Forces

Branches:
  Note:
    defense is the responsibility of the US