Wake Island Government 2018, CIA World Factbook

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Wake 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: Wake Island
etymology: although first discovered by British Captain William WAKE in 1792, the island is named after British Captain Samuel WAKE who rediscovered the island in 1796

Dependency status:
unorganized, unincorporated territory of the US; administered from Washington, DC, by the Department of the Interior; activities in the atoll are currently conducted by the US Air Force

Legal system:
US common law

Citizenship:
see United States

Flag description:
the flag of the US is used

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