le 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:
NA
international agreements:
NA
Note:
strategic location in the North Pacific Ocean; Johnston Island and
Sand Island are natural islands; North Island (Akau) and East Island
(Hikina) are manmade islands formed from coral dredging; closed to the
public; former nuclear weapons test site; site of Johnston Atoll
Chemical Agent Disposal System (JACADS); some low-growing vegetation

@Johnston Atoll, People

Population:
327 (July 1994 est.)

@Johnston Atoll, Government

Names:
conventional long form:
none
conventional short form:
Johnston Atoll
Digraph:
JQ
Type:
unincorportated territory of the US administered by the US Defense
Nuclear Agency (DNA) and managed cooperatively by DNA and the Fish and
Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior as part of the
National Wildlife Refuge system
Capital:
none; administered from Washington, DC
Diplomatic representation in US:
none (territory of the US)
US diplomatic representation:
none (territory of the US)
Flag:
the flag of the US is used

@Johnston Atoll, 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:
supplied by the management and operations contractor

@Johnston Atoll, Communications

Highways:
total:
NA
paved:
NA
unpaved:
NA
Airports:
total:
1
usable:
1
with permanent-surface runways:
1
with runways over 3,659 m:
0
with runways 2,440-3,659 m:
1 with TACAN and beacon
with runways 1,220-2,439 m:
0
Telecommunications:
excellent system including 60-channel submarine cable, Autodin/SRT
terminal, digital telephone switch, Military Affiliated Radio System
(MARS station), commercial satellite television system, and UHF/VHF
air-ground radio

@Johnston Atoll, Defense Forces

Note:
defense is the responsibility of the US

@Jordan

Header
Affiliation:
(also see separate West Bank entry)

@Jordan, Geography

Location:
Middle East, between Israel and Saudi Arabia
Map references:
Africa, Middle East, Standard Time Zones of the World
Area:
total area:
89,213 sq km
land area:
88,884 sq km
comparative area