_#_Natural resources: fish and wildlife
_#_Land use: arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; meadows and pastures 0%; forest and woodland 0%; other 100%
_#_Environment: coral atoll
_#_Note: located 2,350 km west-northwest of Honolulu at the western end of Hawaiian Islands group, about one-third of the way between Honolulu and Tokyo; closed to the public
_*People #_Population: 453 US military personnel (1991)
_*Government #_Long-form name: none
_#_Type: unincorporated territory of the US administered by the US Navy, under command of the Barbers Point Naval Air Station in Hawaii and managed cooperatively by the US Navy and the Fish and Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior as part of the National Wildlife Refuge System
_#_Diplomatic representation: none (territory of the US)
_#_Flag: the US flag is used
_*Economy #_Overview: The economy is based on providing support services for US naval operations located on the islands. All food and manufactured goods must be imported.