U.S. Possessions

NAVASSA ISLAND

Uninhabited island owned by the United States

Area: 2 sq. mi. (5.2 sq km)

BAKER & HOWLAND ISLANDS

Unincorporated territories administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as part of the National Wildlife Refuge

Official Name: British Indian Ocean Territory

Area: 0.5-0.6 sq. mi. (1.40-1.60 sq km), each

JARVIS ISLAND

Uninhabited territory of the United States

Area: 1.7 sq. mi. (4.5 sq km)

JOHNSTON ATOLL

Area: 1.1 sq. mi. (2.8 sq km)

Population: 1100

Government: unincorporated territory of United States.

KINGMAN REEF

Area: 0.4 sq. mi. (1 sq km)

Government: privately owned and administered by the U.S. Department of the Navy

MIDWAY ISLANDS

Uninhabited, unincorporated territory of the United States

Area: 2.4 sq. mi. (6.2 sq km)

PALMYRA ATOLL

Area: 4.6 sq. mi. (11.9 sq km)

Government: privately owned and administered by the U.S. Department of the Navy

WAKE ISLAND

Area: 2.5 sq. mi. (6.5 sq. km)

Population: no indigenous inhabitants; U.S. military personnel left the island, but some civilians remain

Government: unincorporated territory of

United States, administered by the U.S. Air Force