Land use:
arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
meadows and pastures: 0%
forest and woodland: 0%
other: 100%
Irrigated land: 0 sq km
Environment: current issues: NA natural hazards: occasional typhoons international agreements: NA
Geographic note: strategic location in the North Pacific Ocean;
emergency landing location for transpacific flights
People ———
Population: no indigenous inhabitants; there are 302 US military
and contract personnel (July 1995 est.)
Population growth rate: 0% (1996 est.)
Birth rate: NA births/1,000 population
Death rate: NA deaths/1,000 population
Net migration rate: NA migrant(s)/1,000 population