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| Type | Field | Previous value | Current value |
|---|---|---|---|
| - Removed | $ |
{} | — |
| + Added | Communications.Broadcast media.text |
— | US Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS) provides satellite radio/TV broadcasts (2018) |
| + Added | Economy |
— | {} |
| + Added | Energy.Electricity access.electrification - total population.text |
— | 100% (2021) |
| + Added | Energy.Petroleum.refined petroleum consumption.text |
— | 8,000 bbl/day (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Environment.Carbon dioxide emissions.from petroleum and other liquids.text |
— | 1.214 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Environment.Carbon dioxide emissions.total emissions.text |
— | 1.214 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Environment.Climate.text |
— | tropical |
| + Added | Environment.Environmental issues.text |
— | limited potable water; hazardous waste disposal |
| + Added | Environment.Land use.agricultural land.text |
— | 0% (2018 est.) |
| + Added | Environment.Land use.other.text |
— | 100% (2018 est.) |
| + Added | Geography.Area - comparative.text |
— | about 11 times the size of the National Mall in Washington, D.C. |
| + Added | Geography.Area.land.text |
— | 6.5 sq km |
| + Added | Geography.Area.total .text |
— | 7 sq km |
| + Added | Geography.Area.water.text |
— | 0 sq km |
| + Added | Geography.Climate.text |
— | tropical |
| + Added | Geography.Coastline.text |
— | 19.3 km |
| + Added | Geography.Elevation.highest point.text |
— | unnamed location 8 m |
| + Added | Geography.Elevation.lowest point.text |
— | Pacific Ocean 0 m |
| + Added | Geography.Geographic coordinates.text |
— | 19 17 N, 166 39 E |
| + Added | Geography.Geography - note.text |
— | strategic location in the North Pacific Ocean |
| + Added | Geography.Irrigated land.text |
— | 0 sq km (2022) |
| + Added | Geography.Land boundaries.total.text |
— | 0 km |
| + Added | Geography.Land use.agricultural land.text |
— | 0% (2018 est.) |
| + Added | Geography.Land use.other.text |
— | 100% (2018 est.) |
| + Added | Geography.Location.text |
— | Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to the Northern Mariana Islands |
| + Added | Geography.Map references.text |
— | Oceania |
| + Added | Geography.Maritime claims.exclusive economic zone.text |
— | 200 nm |
| + Added | Geography.Maritime claims.territorial sea.text |
— | 12 nm |
| + Added | Geography.Natural hazards.text |
— | subject to occasional typhoons |
| + Added | Geography.Natural resources.text |
— | none |
| + Added | Geography.Terrain.text |
— | atoll of three low coral islands, Peale, Wake, and Wilkes, built up on an underwater volcano; central lagoon is former crater, islands are part of the rim |
| + Added | Government.Citizenship.text |
— | see United States |
| + Added | Government.Country name.conventional long form.text |
— | none |
| + Added | Government.Country name.conventional short form.text |
— | Wake Island |
| + Added | Government.Country name.etymology.text |
— | the name comes from one of two explorers who sighted the islands in the late 1700s; British Captain William WAKE visited in 1792, as did his relative, British Captain Samuel WAKE, in 1796, and sources disagree on which … |
| + Added | Government.Dependency status.text |
— | unincorporated, unorganized territory of the US; administered by the Department of the Interior; the 11th US Air Force currently conducts activities on the atoll, and it is managed from Pacific Air Force Support Center |
| + Added | Government.Flag.text |
— | the US flag is used |
| + Added | Government.Independence.text |
— | none (territory of the US) |
| + Added | Government.Legal system.text |
— | US common law |
| + Added | Introduction.Background.text |
— | Early Micronesian and Polynesian settlers probably visited Wake Island, and oral legends tell of periodic voyages to the islands by people from the Marshall Islands. Wake Island was uninhabited when Spanish explorer Alv… |
| + Added | Military and Security.Military - note.text |
— | defense is the responsibility of the US; the island serves as a trans-Pacific refueling stop for military aircraft and supports US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) testing activities; Wake is managed by the US Air Force (20… |
| + Added | People and Society.Population.note |
— | note: personnel maintain and operate the airfield and weather station |
| + Added | People and Society.Population.total.text |
— | no permanent inhabitants |
| + Added | Transnational Issues |
— | {} |
| + Added | Transportation.Airports.text |
— | 1 (2025) |
| + Added | Transportation.Ports.key ports.text |
— | Wake Island |
| + Added | Transportation.Ports.large.text |
— | 0 |
| + Added | Transportation.Ports.medium.text |
— | 0 |
| + Added | Transportation.Ports.ports with oil terminals.text |
— | 1 |
| + Added | Transportation.Ports.small.text |
— | 0 |
| + Added | Transportation.Ports.total ports.text |
— | 1 (2024) |
| + Added | Transportation.Ports.very small.text |
— | 1 |