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Background: 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 1995 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.


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Location: Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about one-third of the way from Hawaii to the Marshall Islands

Geographic coordinates

Map reference: Oceania

Area
Total area total: 2.8 km²
Land: 2.8 km²
Comparative: about 4.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC

Land boundaries: 0 km

Coastline: 10 km

Maritime claims
Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Territorial sea: 12 nm

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
Arable land: 0%
Permanent crops: 0%
Meadows and pastures: 0%
Forest and woodland: 0%
Other: 100%

Irrigated land: 0 km²

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Geography
Note: defense is the responsibility of the US


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Population: 327 (July 1995 est.)
Growth rate: 0% (1995 est.)

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Population growth rate: 0% (1995 est.)

Birth rate: NA

Death rate: NA

Net migration rate: NA

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Environment
Current issues: no natural fresh water resources
Current issues natural hazards: NA
Current issues international agreements: NA

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Infant mortality rate: NA

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Country 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

Capital: none

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Diplomatic representation
In the us: none (territory of the US)
From the us: none (territory of the US)

Flag description: the flag of the US is used

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Economy 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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Telephones

Telephone system: NA telephones; excellent system including 60-channel submarine cable, Autodin/SRT terminal, digital telephone switch, Military Affiliated Radio System (MARS station), and UHF/VHF air-ground radio
Local: NA
Intercity: NA
International: NA

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National air transport system

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Airports: 1
With paved runways 2438 to 3047 m: 1

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Disputes international: none

Refugees and internally displaced persons

Illicit drugs