Howland Island Government 2018, CIA World Factbook

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Howland Island Government 2018

SOURCE: 2018 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES

Page last updated on February 28, 2018

Country name:
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Howland Island
etymology: named after the lookout on a whaling vessel who spotted the island in 1842

Dependency status:
unincorporated territory of the US; administered from Washington, DC, by the Fish and Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior as part of the National Wildlife Refuge System

Legal system:
the laws of the US, where applicable, apply

Flag description:
the flag of the US is used

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Howland Island Government 2018 SOURCE: 2018 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES