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 Johnston Atoll
Airports 1; note - six flights per week; three commercial, three military (2001 est.)
Airports - with paved runways total:
1

2,438 to 3,047 m:
1 (2000 est.)
Area total:
2.8 sq km

land:
2.8 sq km

water:
0 sq km
Area - comparative about 4.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Background Both the US and the Kingdom of Hawaii annexed Johnston Atoll in 1858, but it was the US that mined the guano deposits until the late 1880s. The US Navy took over the atoll in 1934, and subsequently the US Air Force assumed control in 1948. The site was used for high altitude nuclear tests in the 1950s and 1960s, and until late in 2000 the atoll was maintained as a storage and disposal site for chemical weapons. Munitions destruction is now complete, and cleanup and closure of the facility is progressing.
Climate tropical, but generally dry; consistent northeast trade winds with little seasonal temperature variation
Coastline 10 km
Country name conventional long form:
none

conventional short form:
Johnston Atoll
Dependency status unincorporated territory of the US; administered from Washington, DC, by Pacific Air Forces, Hickam AFB, and the Fish and Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior as part of the National Wildlife Refuge system
Disputes - international none
Economy - overview Economic activity is limited to providing services to US military personnel and contractors located on the island. All food and manufactured goods must be imported.
Electricity - consumption NA kWh
Electricity - production approximately 1,000,000 kWh weekly; note - there are six 25,000 kWh generators supplied by the base operating support contractor (1999)
Elevation extremes lowest point:
Pacific Ocean 0 m

highest point:
Summit Peak 5 m
Environment - current issues no natural fresh water resources
Flag description the flag of the US is used
Geographic coordinates 16 45 N, 169 31 W
Geography - note strategic location in the North Pacific Ocean; Johnston Island and Sand Island are natural islands, which have been expanded by coral dredging; North Island (Akau) and East Island (Hikina) are manmade islands formed from coral dredging; egg-shaped reef is 34 km in circumference; closed to the public; former US nuclear weapons test site; site of Johnston Atoll Chemical Agent Disposal System (JACADS); some low-growing vegetation
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) NA
Irrigated land 0 sq km (1998)
Land boundaries 0 km
Land use arable land:
0%

permanent crops:
0%

permanent pastures:
0%

forests and woodland:
0%

other:
100%
Legal system the laws of the US, where applicable, apply
Location Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean 717 NM (1328 km) southwest of Honolulu, Hawaii, about one-third of the way from Hawaii to the Marshall Islands
Map references Oceania
Maritime claims exclusive economic zone:
200 NM

territorial sea:
12 NM
Military - note defense is the responsibility of the US
Natural hazards NA
Natural resources guano deposits worked until depletion about 1890, terrestrial and aquatic wildlife
Population no indigenous inhabitants

note:
in previous years, there was an average of 1,100 US military and civilian contractor personnel present; as of 1 October 2000, population decreased to approximately 970 when US Army Chemical Activity Pacific (USACAP) departed (January 2001 est.)
Population growth rate -5.94% (2001 est.)
Ports and harbors Johnston Island
Radio broadcast stations AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA
Telephone system general assessment:
13 outgoing and 10 incoming commercial lines; adequate telecommunications

domestic:
60-channel submarine cable, 22 DSN circuits by satellite, Autodin with standard remote terminal, digital telephone switch, Military Affiliated Radio System (MARS station), UHF/VHF air-ground radio, a link to the Pacific Consolidated Telecommunications Network (PCTN) satellite

international:
NA
Television broadcast stations commercial satellite television system, with 16 channels (1997)
Terrain mostly flat
Waterways none
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