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Marshall Islands

General information
Common nameMarshall Islands
Local name 
Name 
Motto"Jepilpilin ke ejukaan"
("Accomplishment through Joint Effort")
AnthemForever Marshall Islands
CapitalMajuro (Delap)
Largest cityMajuro
Official languagesMarshallese, English
DemonymMarshallese
Government
GovernmentUnitary presidential Democratic republic
PresidentJurelang Zedkaia
IndependenceIndependence
from the United StatesOctober 21, 1986
Geography
Total Area70 sq mi (181.3 km2) (213th)
Water %negligible
Demography
Population Est.68000 (205th)
Population census56429 (2003)
Density (pop.)341.9/km2 (28th) (885.7/sq mi)
Economy
GDP PPP$115 million (2001) (220th)
GDP (PPP) per capita$2,900 (2005 est.) (195th)
Other information
HDIn/a (n/a) (unranked) (n/a)
CurrencyUnited States dollar (USD)
Drives on theright
Internet TLD.mh
Calling code692

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The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) -enˈmɑrʃəl ˈaɪləndzen-us-Marshall Islands.ogg ( ), c-mhhahawweweylyeyPyayn_hahawwowohrhohKhuyn_mhhahahJyehlh, is a Micronesian nation of atolls and islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, just west of the International Date Line and just north of the Equator. As of July 2011 the population was 67,182. In 1986, independence was attained under a Compact of Free Association with the United States.


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