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

Data code WQ

Dependency status unincorporated territory of the US; administered by the US Army andStrategic Defense Command since 1 October 1994

National capital none; administered from Washington, DC

Independence none (territory of the US)

Flag description the flag of the US is used

NOTE: The information regarding Wake Island on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Wake Island Government 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Wake Island Government 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.