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The entry code is ISO 3166-2:UM. The minor outlying islands and groups of islands comprise 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).
United States Minor Outlying Islands: UM: 96898 Mostly uninhabited. There is only one postal code in use, 96898 Wake Island. Uruguay: UY: NNNNN U.S. Virgin Islands: 1 July 1963 VI: NNNNN, NNNNN-NNNN U.S. ZIP codes. Range 00801–00851. Uzbekistan: 13 May 2005 UZ: NNNNNN [30] Vanuatu: VU: no codes Vatican: VA: 00120 Single code used for all ...
APO / Zip Code: 96898. ... by the United States as an unorganized and unincorporated territory and comprises part of the United States Minor Outlying Islands.
Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is US, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of the United States. The second part is two letters, which is the postal abbreviation of the state, district, or outlying area, except the United States Minor Outlying Islands which do not have a postal abbreviation.
Johnston Atoll is a 1,300-hectare (3,200-acre) atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, located about 750 nautical miles (1,390 km; 860 mi) southwest of the island of Hawaiʻi, and is grouped as one of the United States Minor Outlying Islands. [11] The atoll, which is located on a coral reef platform, has four islands.
For statistical purposes, Midway is grouped as one of the United States Minor Outlying Islands. The Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge , encompassing 590,991.50 acres (239,165.77 ha) [ 5 ] of land and water in the surrounding area, is administered by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS).
Overview of disputed Minor Outlying Islands Name Location Area Status Notes Bajo Nuevo Bank: Caribbean (North Atlantic) 110 km 2 (42 sq mi) Claimed Controlled by Colombia. Claimed by the United States (under the Guano Islands Act) and Jamaica.
Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is UM, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of the United States Minor Outlying Islands. The second part is two digits, which is the old FIPS 5-2 numeric code of the island or group of islands. As an outlying area of the United States, the United States Minor Outlying Islands are ...