Marshall Islands
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| Republic o the Marshall Islands
Aolepān Aorōkin M̧ajeļ
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| Motto: "Jepilpilin ke ejukaan" "Accomplishment through jynt effort" |
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| Anthem: Forever Marshall Islands | ||||||
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| Caipital | Majuro[1] 7°7′N 171°4′E / 7.117°N 171.067°E |
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| Largest city | caipital | |||||
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| Demonym | Marshallese | |||||
| Government | Unitary presidential democratic republic |
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| - | Preses | Christopher Loeak | ||||
| Legislatur | Nitijela | |||||
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| - | Self-govrenment | 1979 | ||||
| - | Compact o Free Association | October 21, 1986 | ||||
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| - | Total | 181 km2 (213th) 70 sq mi |
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| - | Watter (%) | n/a (negligible) | ||||
| Population | ||||||
| - | 2009 estimate | 68,000[2] (205t) | ||||
| - | 2003 census | 56,429 | ||||
| - | Densitie | 342.5/km2 (28t) 885.7/sq mi |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2001 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $115 million (220th) | ||||
| - | Per capita | $2,900a (195t) | ||||
| Currency | Unitit States dollar (USD) |
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| Time zone | MHT (UTC+12) | |||||
| Drives on the | richt | |||||
| Cawin code | +692 | |||||
| Internet TLD | .mh | |||||
| a. | 2005 estimate. | |||||
The Republic o the Marshall Islands (RMI) /ˈmɑrʃəl ˈaɪləndz/ (
listen), is a Micronesian naition o atolls an islands in the middle o the Paceefic Ocean, juist wast o the Internaitional Date Line an juist north o the Equator. The population is aboot 62,000. In 1986 unthirldom wis attained unner a Compact of Free Association wi the Unitit States.
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ The largest cities in Marshall Islands, ranked by population. population.mongabay.com. Retrieved on May 25, 2012.
- ↑ Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division (2009). "World Population Prospects, Table A.1" (PDF). 2008 revision. United Nations. Retrieved March 12, 2009.
