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| Administrative divisions: | 33 municipalities; Ailinginae , Ailinglaplap , Ailuk , Arno , Aur , Bikar , Bikini , Bokak , Ebon , Enewetak , Erikub , Jabat , Jaluit , Jemo , Kili , Kwajalein , Lae , Lib , Likiep , Majuro , Maloelap , Mejit , Mili , Namorik , Namu , Rongelap , Rongrik , Toke , Ujae , Ujelang , Utirik , Wotho , Wotje |
| Area: | total: 181.3 sq km land: 181.3 sq km water: 0 sq km note: the archipelago includes 11 ,673 sq km of lagoon waters and includes the atolls of Bikini , Enewetak , Kwajalein , Majuro , Rongelap , and Utirik |
| Background: | After almost four decades under US administration as the easternmost part of the UN Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands , the Marshall Islands attained independence in 1986 under a Compact of Free Association. Compensation claims continue as a result of US nuclear testing on some of the atolls between 1947 and 1962. The Marshall Islands hosts the US Army Kwajalein Atoll (USAKA) Reagan Missile Test Site , a key installation in the US missile defense network. |
| Flag description: | blue with two stripes radiating from the lower hoist-side corner - orange (top) and white; there is a white star with four large rays and 20 small rays on the hoist side above the two stripes |
| Capital: | name: Majuro geographic coordinates: 7 06 N , 171 23 E time difference: UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington , DC during Standard Time) |
| Climate: | tropical; hot and humid; wet season May to November; islands border typhoon belt |
| Currency code: | US dollar (USD) |
| Ethnic groups: | Marshallese 92.1% , mixed Marshallese 5.9% , other 2% (2006) |
| Geographic coordinates: | 9 00 N , 168 00 E |
| Geography note: | the Marshall Islands Bikini and Enewetak are former US nuclear test sites; Kwajalein , the famous World War II battleground , is used as a US missile test range; island city of Ebeye is the second largest settlement in the Marshall Islands , after the capital of Majuro , and one of the most densely populated locations in the Pacific |
| Government type: | constitutional government in free association with the US; the Compact of Free Association entered into force 21 October 1986 and the Amended Compact entered into force in May 2004 |
| Imports partners: | US , Japan , Australia , NZ , Singapore , Fiji , China , Philippines (2006) |
| Internet country code: | .mh |
| Land boundaries: | 370.4 km |
| Neighbouring countries: | 0 km |
| Languages: | Marshallese (official) 98.2% , other languages 1.8% (1999 census) note: English (official) , widely spoken as a second language |
| Location: | Oceania , two archipelagic island chains of 29 atolls , each made up of many small islets , and five single islands in the North Pacific Ocean , about half way between Hawaii and Australia |
| Map references: | Oceania |
| National holiday: | Constitution Day , 1 May (1979) |
| Nationality: | noun: Marshallese (singular and plural) adjective: Marshallese |
| Natural hazards: | infrequent typhoons |
| Population: | 63 ,174 (July 2008 est.) |
| Religions: | Protestant 54.8% , Assembly of God 25.8% , Roman Catholic 8.4% , Bukot nan Jesus 2.8% , Mormon 2.1% , other Christian 3.6% , other 1% , none 1.5% (1999 census) |
| Terrain: | low coral limestone and sand islands |
| Unemployment rate: | 30.9% (2000 est.) |
Capital of Marshall Islands
Majuro (click to view Majuro map)
Places in Marshall Islands
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