Statistical information Jarvis Island 1997Jarvis%20Island

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Jarvis Island - Introduction 1997
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Background: First discovered by the British in 1821 the uninhabited island was annexed by the US in 1858 but abandoned in 1879 after tons of guano had been removed. The UK annexed the island in 1889 but never carried out plans for further exploitation. The US occupied and reclaimed the island in 1935. Abandoned after World War II the island is currently a National Wildlife Refuge administered by the US Department of the Interior; a day beacon is situated near the middle of the west coast.


Jarvis Island - Geography 1997
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Location: Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to the Cook Islands

Geographic coordinates: 0 22 S, 160 03 W

Map referenceOceania

Area
Total: 4.5 km²
Land: 4.5 km²
Water: 0 km²
Comparative: about eight times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC

Land boundaries: 0 km

Coastline: 8 km

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

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

Terrain: sandy, coral island surrounded by a narrow fringing reef

Elevation
Extremes lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
Extremes highest point: unnamed location 23 m

Natural resources: guano (deposits worked until late 1800s)
Land use

Land use
Arable land: 0%
Permanent crops: 0%
Permanent pastures: 0%
Forests and woodland: 0%
Other: 100%

Irrigated land: 0 km² (1993)

Major rivers

Major watersheds area km²

Total water withdrawal

Total renewable water resources

Natural hazards: the narrow fringing reef surrounding the island can be a maritime hazard

Geography
Note: sparse bunch grass, prostrate vines, and low-growing shrubs; primarily a nesting, roosting, and foraging habitat for seabirds, shorebirds, and marine wildlife; feral cats


Jarvis Island - People 1997
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Population: uninhabited
Note: Millersville settlement on western side of island occasionally used as a weather station from 1935 until World War II, when it was abandoned; reoccupied in 1957 during the International Geophysical Year by scientists who left in 1958; public entry is by special-use permit only and generally restricted to scientists and educators

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Environment
Current issues: no natural fresh water resources

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Alcohol consumption

Tobacco use

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

Education expenditures

Literacy

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Youth unemployment


Jarvis Island - Government 1997
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Country name
Conventional long form: none
Conventional short form: Jarvis Island

Government type

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 Jarvis%20Island: the flag of the US is used

National symbols

National anthem

National heritage


Jarvis Island - Economy 1997
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Economy overview: no economic activity

Real gdp purchasing power parity

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Stock of direct foreign investment abroad

Exchange rates


Jarvis Island - Energy 1997
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Electricity

Coal

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Refined petroleum

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Jarvis Island - Communication 1997
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Telephones

Telephone system

Broadcast media

Internet

Broadband fixed subscriptions


Jarvis Island - Military 1997
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Military expenditures

Military and security forces

Military service age and obligation

Space program

Terrorist groups


Jarvis Island - Transportation 1997
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National air transport system

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Airports

Heliports

Pipelines

Railways

Roadways

Waterways

Merchant marine

Ports and terminals


Jarvis Island - Transnational issues 1997
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Disputes international: none

Refugees and internally displaced persons

Illicit drugs


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