Irrigated land: 0 sq km
Environment: current issues: NA natural hazards: NA international agreements: NA
Geographic note: a coral atoll; closed to the public
People ———
Population: no indigenous inhabitants; note - there are 453 US
military personnel (July 1995 est.)
Government —————
Name of country: conventional long form: none conventional short form: Midway Islands
Data code: MQ
Type of government: unincorporated territory of the US formerly administered by the US Navy, under Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pacific Division; this facility has been operationally closed since 10 September 1993 and is currently undergoing transfer of accountability and responsibility to the US Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service
Capital: none; administered from Washington, DC