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

National capital none; administered from Washington, DC

Legal system NA

Flag description the flag of the US is used

NOTE: The information regarding Midway Islands on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Midway Islands Government 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Midway Islands Government 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.