land area:1.4 sq km
comparative area:
about 2.3 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Land boundaries:
0 km
Coastline:
4.8 km
Maritime claims:
contiguous zone:
12 nm
continental shelf:
200-m depth or to depth of exploitation
exclusive economic zone:
200 nm
territorial sea:
12 nm
International disputes:
none
mate:
equatorial; scant rainfall, constant wind, burning sun
rain:
low, nearly level coral island surrounded by a narrow fringing reef
ural resources:
guano (deposits worked until 1891)
Land use:
arable land:
0%
permanent crops:
0%
meadows and pastures:
0%
forest and woodland:
0%
other:
100%
Irrigated land:
0 sq km
Environment:
current issues:
lacks fresh water
natural hazards:
NA
international agreements:
NA
Note:
treeless, sparse, and scattered vegetation consisting of grasses,
prostrate vines, and low growing shrubs; primarily a nesting,
roosting, and foraging habitat for seabirds, shorebirds, and marine
wildlife
@Baker Island, People
Population:
uninhabited; note - American civilians evacuated in 1942 after
Japanese air and naval attacks during World War II; occupied by US
military during World War II, but abandoned after the war; public
entry is by special-use permit only and generally restricted to
scientists and educators; a cemetery and cemetery ruins are located
near the middle of the west coast
@Baker Island, Government
Names:
conventional long form:
none
conventional short form:
Baker Island
Digraph:
FQ
Type:
unincorporated territory of the US administered by the Fish and
Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior as part of the
National Wildlife Refuge system
Capital:
none; administered from Washington, DC
@Baker Island, Economy
Overview: no economic activity
@Baker Island, Communications
Ports:
none; offshore anchorage only, one boat landing area along the middle
of the west coast
Airports:
1 abandoned World War II runway of 1,665 m
Note:
there is a day beacon near the middle of the west coast
@Baker Island, Defense Forces
defense is the responsibility of the US; visited annually by the US Coast Guard
@Bangladesh, Geography
Location:
Southern Asia, at the head of the Bay of Bengal, almost completely
surrounded by India
Map references:
Asia, Standard Time Zones of the World
Area:
total area:
144,000 sq km
land area:
133,910 sq km
comparative area:
slightly smaller than Wisconsin
Land boundaries:
total 4,246 km, Burma 193 km, India 4,053 km
Coastline:
580 km
Maritime claims:
contiguous zone:
18 nm
continental shelf:
up to outer limits of continental margin
exclusive economic zone:
200 nm
territorial sea:
12 nm
