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🇺🇲 United States Minor Outlying Islands

Flag of United States Minor Outlying IslandsNational Flag

Geography & Borders

This country has no land borders.

Introduction & Background

The United States Minor Outlying Islands is a statistical designation defined by the International Organization for Standardization's ISO 3166-1 code. The entry code is ISO 3166-2:UM. The minor outlying islands and groups of islands consist of eight United States insular areas in the Pacific Ocean (Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll, and Wake Island) and one in the Caribbean Sea (Navassa Island).

In 1936, a colonization program began to settle Americans on Baker, Howland, and Jarvis, but all three islands were evacuated in 1942 as a result of World War II.12

Key Information
AttributeDetails
Official Name
United States Minor Outlying Islands
Capital
Continent
North America
Region / Subregion
Americas / North America
Population
N/A
Area
34.2 km²
Languages
English
Currencies
United States dollar ($) [USD]
Cost of Living
55 / 100 (Moderate)
Price per Coffee
$2.75
Price per Meal
$12.50
Timezones
UTC-11:00 (SST), UTC+12:00 (WAKT)
Bounding Box
Min: (19.27° N, 166.61° E)
Max: (19.33° N, 166.66° E)
Climate
Temperate
Terrain
Vast central plains, mountains in the west, and hills and low mountains in the east

Geography & Climate

Climate, weather, and air quality data are based on historical records for the geographical center coordinates.

Temperature (2025)

15°25°35°
Jan
25.8° / 27.3°
Feb
25.1° / 26.5°
Mar
24.7° / 26.3°
Apr
25.4° / 26.8°
May
25.4° / 27.2°
Jun
26.1° / 28.2°
Jul
26.2° / 28.4°
Aug
27° / 28.9°
Sep
26.3° / 29.1°
Oct
26.3° / 28.9°
Nov
26.8° / 28.2°
Dec
25.2° / 26.8°

Precipitation & Snow (2025)

13Jan
20Feb
49Mar
24Apr
100May
82Jun
131Jul
61Aug
166Sep
158Oct
53Nov
39Dec
Rain (mm) Snow (cm)

Atmospheric Pressure (2025)

1015.1+0.7Jan
1014-0.4Feb
1015.9+1.5Mar
1015.6+1.2Apr
1014.7+0.3May
1014.6+0.2Jun
1014.2-0.2Jul
1013.9-0.5Aug
1013.6-0.8Sep
1014.3-0.1Oct
1013.9-0.5Nov
1012.9-1.5Dec

Thunderstorm Days (2025)

0Jan
0Feb
0Mar
0Apr
0May
0Jun
0Jul
0Aug
0Sep
0Oct
0Nov
0Dec

Wind Speed (2025)

Jan
28.7
Feb
27.2
Mar
32.6
Apr
32.1
May
29.1
Jun
26.6
Jul
29.5
Aug
24.6
Sep
26.1
Oct
34.3
Nov
32.4
Dec
35.5

Air Quality — Monthly Averages (2025)

MetricJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
PM2.5 μg/m³6.96.57.98.16.266.86.14.76.46.47.2
PM10 μg/m³11.210.613.113.910.69.810.99.67.710.610.611.9
O₃ μg/m³74.978.273.36852.438.339.433.936.348.25684
NO₂ μg/m³000000000000
SO₂ μg/m³0.20.10.20.10.10.10.10.20.10.10.10.2
CO μg/m³11915113313011597898088101106125

Pollen Levels — Monthly (2025)

Pollen data is negligible or unavailable for this location.

⛰️ Highest Elevation

▲
Unnamed hill on Sand Island (Johnston Atoll)13 m / 43 ft

  • Map Locations: Google Maps | OpenStreetMap

People & Society

Total PopulationN/A
Annual Growth RateN/AN/A
Life ExpectancyN/AAverage lifespan at birth
Fertility RateN/ABirths per woman



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