Midway Islands:
Government


Country name	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Midway Islands
Dependency status	unincorporated territory of the US; formerly administered from Washington, DC, by the US Navy; on 31 October 1996, through a presidential executive order, the jurisdiction and control of the atoll was transferred to 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