Howland Island Government 2017, CIA World Factbook

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Howland Island Government 2017

SOURCE: 2017 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES

Page last updated on September 13, 2016

Country name:
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Howland Island
etymology: named after the lookout on a whaling vessel who spotted the island in 1842

Dependency status:
unincorporated territory of the US; administered from Washington, DC, by the Fish and Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior as part of the National Wildlife Refuge system

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

Flag description:
the flag of the US is used

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Howland Island Government 2017 https://theodora.com/wfbcurrent/howland_island/howland_island_government.html SOURCE: 2017 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES