Country name:
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Midway Islands
Data code: MQ
Dependency status: unincorporated territory of the US; formerly
administered from Washington, DC, by the US Navy, under Naval Facilities
Engineering Command, Pacific Division; this facility has been operationally
closed since 10 September 1993; on 31 October 1996, through a presidential
executive order, the jurisdiction and control of the atoll was transferred
to 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
Flag description: the flag of the US is used
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