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

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

NOTE: The information regarding Howland 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 Howland Island Government 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Howland Island Government 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.