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Baker Island - Introduction 1993
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Background: The US took possession of the island in 1857 and its guano deposits were mined by US and British companies during the second half of the 19th century. In 1935 a short-lived attempt at colonization was begun on this island - as well as on nearby Howland Island - but was disrupted by World War II and thereafter abandoned. Presently the island is a National Wildlife Refuge run by the US Department of the Interior; a day beacon is situated near the middle of the west coast.


Baker Island - Geography 1993
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Location: in the North Pacific Ocean, just north of the Equator, 2,575 km southwest of Honolulu, about halfway between Hawaii and Australia

Geographic coordinates

Map referenceOceania

Area
Total: 1.4 km²
Land: 1.4 km²

Land boundaries: 0 km

Coastline: 4.8 km
Contiguous zone: 12 nm
Continental shelf: 200 m or depth of exploitation
Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Territorial sea: 12 nm

Maritime claims

Climate: equatorial; scant rainfall, constant wind, burning sun

Terrain: low, nearly level coral island surrounded by a narrow fringing reef

Elevation

Natural resources: guano (deposits worked until 1891)
Land use

Land use
Arable land: 0%
Permanent crops: 0%
Meadows and pastures: 0%
Forest and woodland: 0%

Irrigated land: 0 km²

Major rivers

Major watersheds area km²

Total water withdrawal

Total renewable water resources

Natural hazards

Geography


Baker Island - People 1993
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Population:
uninhabited; note - American civilians evacuated in 1942 after
Japanese air and naval attacks during World War II; occupied by US military during World War II, but abandoned after the war; public entry is by special-use permit only and generally restricted to scientists and educators; a cemetery and cemetery ruinsare located near the middle of the west coast


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Major urban areas

Environment
Current issues: treeless, sparse, and scattered vegetation consisting of grasses, prostrate vines, and low growing shrubs; lacks fresh water; primarily a nesting, roosting, and foraging habitat for seabirds, shorebirds, and marine wildlife

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Hiv/Aids

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Alcohol consumption

Tobacco use

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

Education expenditures

Literacy

School life expectancy primary to tertiary education

Youth unemployment


Baker Island - Government 1993
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Country name
Conventional long form: none
Conventional short form: Baker Island

Government type:
unincorporated territory of the US administered by the Fish and
Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior as part of the National
Wildlife Refuge system


Capital: none; administered from Washington, DC

Administrative divisions

Dependent areas

Independence

National holiday

Constitution

Legal system

International law organization participation

Citizenship

Suffrage

Executive branch

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Judicial branch

Political parties and leaders

International organization participation

Diplomatic representation

Flag descriptionflag of Baker%20Island

National symbols

National anthem

National heritage


Baker Island - Economy 1993
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Economy overview: no economic activity

Real gdp purchasing power parity

Real gdp growth rate

Real gdp per capita

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Gini index

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Budget

Taxes and other revenues

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Revenue

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Imports

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Stock of direct foreign investment abroad

Exchange rates


Baker Island - Energy 1993
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Electricity

Coal

Petroleum

Crude oil

Refined petroleum

Natural gas

Carbon dioxide emissions

Energy consumption per capita


Baker Island - Communication 1993
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Telephones

Telephone system

Broadcast media

Internet

Broadband fixed subscriptions


Baker Island - Military 1993
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Military expenditures

Military and security forces

Military service age and obligation

Space program

Terrorist groups


Baker Island - Transportation 1993
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National air transport system

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix

Airports: 1 abandoned World War II runway of 1,665 m
Note: there is a day beacon near the middle of the west coast

Heliports

Pipelines

Railways

Roadways

Waterways

Merchant marine

Ports and terminals


Baker Island - Transnational issues 1993
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Disputes international: none

Refugees and internally displaced persons

Illicit drugs


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