_#_Note: located 1,600 km south-southwest of Honolulu in the North Pacific Ocean, almost halfway between Hawaii and American Samoa
_*People #_Population: uninhabited
_*Government #_Long-form name: none
_#_Type: unincorporated territory of the US; privately owned, but administered by the Office of Territorial and International Affairs, US Department of the Interior
_*Economy #_Overview: no economic activity
_*Communications #_Ports: none; offshore anchorage in West Lagoon
_#_Airports: 1 with permanent-surface runway 1,220-2,439 m
_*Defense Forces #Note: defense is the responsibility of the US % @Panama *Geography #_Total area: 78,200 km2; land area: 75,990 km2
_#_Comparative area: slightly smaller than South Carolina
_#_Land boundaries: 555 km total; Colombia 225 km, Costa Rica 330 km