Statistical information Johnston Atoll 1993
Johnston Atoll in the World
Johnston Atoll - Introduction 1993
top of pageBackground: Both the US and the Kingdom of Hawaii annexed Johnston Atoll in 1858 but it was the US that mined the guano deposits until the late 1880s. The US Navy took over the atoll in 1934 and subsequently the US Air Force assumed control in 1948. The site was used for high altitude nuclear tests in the 1950s and 1960s and until late in 1993 the atoll was maintained as a storage and disposal site for chemical weapons. Munitions destruction is now complete and cleanup and closure of the facility is progressing.
Johnston Atoll - Geography 1993
top of pageLocation: in the North Pacific Ocean, 1,430 km west-southwest of Honolulu, about one-third of the way between Hawaii and the Marshall Islands
Geographic coordinates
Map reference: Oceania
Area
Total: 2.8 km²
Land: 2.8 km²
Land boundaries: 0 km
Coastline: 10 km
Contiguous zone: 24 nm
Continental shelf: 200 m or depth of exploitation
Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Territorial sea: 12 nm
Maritime claims
Climate: tropical, but generally dry; consistent northeast trade winds with little seasonal temperature variation
Terrain: mostly flat with a maximum elevation of 4 meters
Elevation
Natural resources: guano (deposits worked until about 1890)
Land use
Land use
Arable land: 0%
Permanent crops: 0%
Meadows and pastures: 0%
Forest and woodland: 0%
Other: 100%
Irrigated land: 0 km²
Major rivers
Major watersheds area km²
Total water withdrawal
Total renewable water resources
Natural hazards
Geography
Johnston Atoll - People 1993
top of pagePopulation:
no indigenous inhabitants; note - there are 1,400 US
Government personnel and contractors
Government personnel and contractors
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Religions
Demographic profile
Age structure
Age structure
Dependency ratios
Median age
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Population distribution
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Major urban areas
Environment
Current issues:
some low-growing vegetation are manmade islands formed from coral dredging; closed to the public; former nuclear weapons test site; site of Johnston Atoll Chemical Agent Disposal
System (JACADS)
System (JACADS)
Air pollutants
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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
Johnston Atoll - Government 1993
top of pageCountry name
Conventional long form: none
Conventional short form: Johnston Atoll
Government type:
unincorportated territory of the US administered by the US Defense
Nuclear Agency (DNA) and managed cooperatively by DNA and the Fish and
Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior as part of the National
Wildlife Refuge system
Nuclear Agency (DNA) and managed cooperatively by DNA and 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
Legislative branch
Judicial branch
Political parties and leaders
International organization participation
Diplomatic representation
In the us: none (territory of the US)
Flag description
: the flag of the US is usedNational symbols
National anthem
National heritage
Johnston Atoll - Economy 1993
top of pageEconomy overview: Economic activity is limited to providing services to US military personnel and contractors located on the island. All food and manufactured goods must be imported.
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Stock of direct foreign investment abroad
Exchange rates
Johnston Atoll - Energy 1993
top of pageElectricity
Production: supplied by the management and operations contractor
Coal
Petroleum
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Refined petroleum
Natural gas
Carbon dioxide emissions
Energy consumption per capita
Johnston Atoll - Communication 1993
top of pageTelephones
Telephone system
Broadcast media
Internet
Broadband fixed subscriptions
Johnston Atoll - Military 1993
top of pageMilitary expenditures
Military and security forces
Military service age and obligation
Space program
Terrorist groups
Johnston Atoll - Transportation 1993
top of pageNational air transport system
Civil aircraft registration country code prefix
Airports: 1
Usable: 1
With permanentsurface runways: 1
With runways over 3659 m: 0
With runways 2440 to 3659 m: 1 with TACAN and beacon
With runways 1220 to 2439 m: 0
Heliports
Pipelines
Railways
Roadways
Waterways
Merchant marine
Ports and terminals
Johnston Atoll - Transnational issues 1993
top of pageDisputes international: none
Refugees and internally displaced persons
Illicit drugs