Country name
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Wake Island

Dependency status unincorporated territory of the US; administered from Washington, DC, by the Department of the Interior; activities on the island are managed by the US Army under a US Air Force permit

Legal system the laws of the US, where applicable, apply

Flag description the flag of the US is used

NOTE: The information regarding Wake Island on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Wake Island Government 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Wake Island Government 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.