Johnston Atoll Government 2018, CIA World Factbook

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Johnston Atoll 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: Johnston Atoll
etymology: although first encountered in 1796, the islands were named after Captain Charles JOHNSTON, who sighted them in 1807

Dependency status:
unincorporated territory of the US; administered from Honolulu, Hawaii, by Pacific Air Forces, Hickam Air Force Base, and 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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Johnston Atoll Government 2018 SOURCE: 2018 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES