_#_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