_#_Climate: equatorial, hot, and very rainy
_#_Terrain: low, with maximum elevations of about 2 meters
_#_Natural resources: none
_#_Land use: arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; meadows and pastures
0%; forest and woodland 100%; other 0%
_#_Environment: about 50 islets covered with dense vegetation,
coconut trees, and balsa-like trees up to 30 meters tall
_#_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
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_@_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
_#_Coastline: 2,490 km
_#_Maritime claims: