United States Minor Outlying Islands
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The United States Minor Outlying Islands is a statistical designation defined by the International Organization for Standardization's ISO 3166-1 code. The entry code is ISO 3166-2:UM. The minor outlying islands and groups of islands consist of eight United States insular areas in the Pacific Ocean (Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll, and Wake Island) and one in the Caribbean Sea (Navassa Island).
Statistical designation of small islands of the United States
United States Minor Outlying Islands | |
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Anthem: "The Star-Spangled Banner" | |
Administrative center | Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Largest village | Wake Island |
National language | English |
Government | |
Joe Biden (D) | |
Area | |
• Total | 49.26 km2 (19.02 sq mi) (Unranked) |
• Water (%) | 88.6 |
Population | |
• 2009 estimate | 300 (232nd) |
• 2000 census | 316 |
GDP (PPP) | estimate |
• Per capita | $46,381a (6th) |
Currency | United States dollar (US$) (USD) |
Time zone | UTC−12 to −10, −5, +12 |
ISO 3166 code | UM |
Internet TLD | .us b |
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