AW-Text#241
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|BWake|N

|RConstitution:|N Republic
|RNature and climate:|N Coral island half way between Hawaii and Japan. 
Together with the sisterislands Wilkes and Peale, Wake forms a 6,5 km long and 1,6 km wide belt in the Pacific Ocean. The islands total land area is 7,8 km².
|RPeople:|N 200 persons.
|REconomy:|N US military base.
|RHistory:|N The American flag was first hoisted 1898 and the US sovereignty was recognized 1899. Occupied by Japan during the Second World War 1941-1945.
The islands are administrated by the US Air Force since 1972. 